Amateur City (Kate Delafield Mysteries (Paperback)) [Paperback]

Katherine V. Forrest (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1984 | Series: Kate Delafield Mysteries (Paperback) (Book 1)

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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Alyson is proud to present the first and second Kate Delafield mysteries, back in print and ready to captivate a new generation of fans! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Katherine V. Forrest is twice winner of the Lambda Literary Award for best mystery, and has been recently honored with the Pioneer Award from the Lambda Literary Foundation.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Naiad Pr; 1st edition (September 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093004455X
• ISBN-13: 978-0930044558
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,323,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Start Now!, October 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Amateur City (Kate Delafield Mysteries (Paperback)) (Paperback)

If you haven't read the Kate Delafield books, now is the time to start! Ms. Forrest puts more effort into character development than any other author I've read, bar none. Each book in the series is chock full of intriguing, plausible suspects, and the returning characters change and grow throughout the series. Great work! As for the who-dun-it aspect, I've solved only a couple before the final secret's revealed. I figure most mysteries out around the half-way mark.

This is the first book in a remarkable series. Women, lesbians and mystery-holics are bound to enjoy it... as is any intelligent mind.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wish I'd read the series in order, September 4, 2000

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"2hoo" (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amateur City (Kate Delafield Mysteries (Paperback)) (Paperback)

If I'd read the Delafield series in order, I'd have given this a higher ranking, but Nightwood and Malibu are better. Great start for the series though. Good mystery story, and nice portrayal of the "love story."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful wonderful!, July 31, 2006

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Event Lady "Planning my way to the top" (alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amateur City: A Kate Delafield Mystery (Kate Delafield Mysteries) (Paperback)

I love Kate Delafield! It s not too often when a dectective series starring a woman can hold it's own book after book. Kate's character is fully formed and not at all one dimensional. You see how she struggles to remain tough in what was definetly a ma's job in the 1980's. You also see her struggle with her sexuality and how it affects those around her. Thank you Katherine V. Forrest for a great series.