Amateur City by Katherine V. Forrest

Amateur City

Katherine V. Forrest

Ellen O’Neil has antagonized her lover by taking a job in a Los Angeles highrise office building – only to find herself sole witness to events surrounding a baffling murder.

LAPD Detective Kate Delafield, tough and demanding leader of the homicide investigation team, soon discovers strong motives for the killing of Fergus Parker in an office united in hatred of the murdered man. And with her own personal life in crisis, she finds her path increasingly intersecting with that of Ellen O’Neil…

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When Katherine V. Forrest’s Amateur City was published in 1984, introducing LAPD detective Kate Delafield, it not only marked the beginning of one of mystery fiction’s most successful series, it also created one of the most lucrative genres in gay publishing: the lesbian mystery. With her next six Kate Delafield novels, Forrest’s complex and determined lesbian detective became the most celebrated figure in lesbian fiction. Alyson is proud to present the first and second Kate Delafield mysteries, back in print and ready to captivate a new generation of fans!

In Amateur City, Kate and her partner, Ed Taylor, investigate the murder of a highly placed executive, whose body was found by a coworker, a woman who begins to break down Kate’s defenses.

In addition to penning the legendary Kate Delafield mystery series, –Katherine V. Forrest has written the lesbian romantic classic Curious Wine and the science fiction novels Daughters of a Coral Dawn and Daughters of an Amber Noon. She lives in San Francisco.


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Details

ISBN 586217797
Genre Mystery
Publication Date 10-May-93
Publisher HarperCollins
Format Paperback
No. of Pages 272
Series Kate Delafield Mystery
# in Series 1
Language English
Rating NotRated
Paper Type Electronic Format Available
BookID 408

Author: LFWBooks