num_pages: 320
description: THE EDGAR AWARD-WINNING NOVELTHE FIRST KATE MARTINELLI MYSTERY In Laurie R. King's Grave Talent , the unthinkable has happened in a small community outside of San Francisco. A series of shocking murders has occurred, the victims far too innocent and defenseless. For Detective Kate Martinelli, just promoted to Homicide and paired with a seasoned cop who's less than thrilled to be handed a green partner, it's a difficult case that just keeps getting harder. Then the detectives receive what appears to be a case-breaking lead: it seems that one of the residents of this odd colony is Vaun Adams, arguably the century's greatest woman painter and a notorious felon once convicted of a heinous crime. But what really happened eighteen years ago? To bring a murderer to justice, Kate must delve into the artist's dark past―even if it means losing everything she holds dear.
language: English
title: A Grave Talent
titlecomplete: A Grave Talent (Kate Martinelli, #1)
characters: Al Hawkin, Kate Martinelli, Vaun Adams
genres: Audiobook, Crime, Suspense, Queer, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, LGBT, Fiction, Lesbian, Mystery
ratings_count: 7471
places: San Francisco, California
series: Kate Martinelli
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Collins Crime (HarperCollins)