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Night Work (The New Kate Martinelli Novel) (Paperback)

by Laurie R. King (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New Ed edition (5 Feb 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006510809
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006510802
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 11 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 644,279 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Kate Martinelli, heroine of Laurie R King's new thriller Night Work is a high-profile San Francisco homicide detective simply because she is the one out lesbian in the job; inevitably she spends much of her social life with other high-profile lesbians such as her own lover's ex, minister Roz, and is caught up in the tos and fros of the lesbian and gay political and artistic scene. When she finds herself investigating a series of vigilante killings of wife-beaters, rapists and child abusers, she has to ask herself serious questions about her loyalties, particularly when Roz is preaching powerful sermons about the vengefulness of God the Mother and pursuing what seems to be a case of bride-burning in the South Asian community. And are the killings the darker face of a series of feminist pranks against abusive man carried out by the guerilla group called the Ladies of Perpetual Disgruntlement? This is a serious-minded, but entertaining thriller about a conflict of duties and about some serious issues--when you know your cause is just, just how far do you go? Kate Martinelli is more than a poster-child lesbian cop; she is a sincere and passionate viewpoint character caught in intriguing puzzles and dilemmas. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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After her last harrowing case, Kate Martinelli is more than ready for routine police work and her newfound serenity with longtime lover Lee. But then she's called to the scene of a carefully executed murder, and everything changes.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable, 11 Sep 2005
This review is from: Night Work (Kate Martinelli Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
A fine contribution to the series, with perhaps even greater depth to the characters' complex relationships. The story line is intriguing and some of the issues it deals with genuinely disturbing (to a reviewer who inclines towards a smug, fluffy feminism).

In my opinion, this series is infinitely superior to the Mary Russell books.....

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars long overdue 4th installment in Kate Martinelli series!, 13 Jan 2001
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The modern day series of San Francisco based novels produced by Laurie King has to be the most sympathetic and enjoyable work exported from the USA recently. Set in and around San Francisco, you do not need to be familiar with the City and the Bay Area to enjoy the story contained within NIGHT WORK. The 4th in the series, although self-contained, can be read as a stand alone novel. Kate Martinelli is not a run of the mill police officer and she provides a fascinating key character to the novel, as she has in the three predecessors. A thoroughly satisfying read which you will not want to finish. Although King has a hidden agenda within the novel, you feel able to forgive her stance with the superb quality of the writing. Read this one now and look forward to the fifth installment.
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0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars irritating surroundings! , 24 May 2005
By B. Jonsson "Literate Warlock" (falun, dalarna sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Work (Kate Martinelli Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
The second bok that I've read of Ms King, I found it an improvement on the first, Dark Place.
The plot in Night Work is not bad, interesting with it's duality, the perpetrator doing good in one sense, but committing a crime in the other..
The story slowly escalates, adding tension to the build up, but the ending is far too soon and the perpetrators far to anonymous in the story to be guessed at.
All in all a quite enjoyable book, had it not been for the endless gay/lesbian themes. The only person in the book with a heterosexual relationship is Al Hawkins, Kate's partner and his wife and daughter only ever indirectly turn up in the narrative, as having called or having said something, never even in a dialogue or direct part of the story.
It seems in the book as if the only normal thing was homosexuality, which disturbed me and distracts the reader from the plot. Is it a gay statement or a crime story?
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this is the first of the Kate Martinelli books that i read, and its the reason i read the rest. It grabs your attention from the begining and doesn't let up. Read more
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