To Play the Fool

To Play the Fool

infobox Book |
name = To Play the Fool
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image_caption = "To Play the Fool" cover
author = Laurie R. King
illustrator =
cover_artist = Honi Werner
country = United States
language = English
series = Kate Martinelli series
genre = Novel
publisher = Bantam Books
release_date = 1995
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 286 pp (Bantam Books paperback)
isbn = ISBN 0-553-57455-8
preceded_by = A Grave Talent
followed_by = With Child

"To Play the Fool" is the second book in the Kate Martinelli series by Laurie R. King. Preceded by A Grave Talent and followed by the novel describes the investigation into the murder of a homeless man.

Plot summary

A homeless man is murdered and Kate must determine the culprit's identity. Everything seems to point to a man whom the homeless community regards as an important religious figure.

Characters in "To Play the Fool"

*Kate Martinelli is a member of the San Francisco Police Department.
*Lee Cooper is Kate's lover.
*Al Hawkin is Kate's partner at work.

Allusions/references to other works

The title is taken from William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", in which Feste the jester is described as "wise enough to play the fool."

Release details

1995, USA, Bantam Books, ISBN 0-553-57455-8, Pub date 1995, Hardback

ources, references, external links, quotations

* [http://www.laurierking.com/play_the_fool.php To Play the Fool at Laurie King's website]


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