description: Adrift in mist-shrouded San Francisco mornings and alcohol-fogged nights, homicide detective Kate Martinelli can't escape the void left by her departed lover, who has gone off to rethink their relationship.  But when twelve-year-old Jules Cameron comes to Kate for a professional consultation, Kate's not sure she's that desperate for distraction.Jules is worried about her friend Dio, a homeless boy she met in a park.  Dio has disappeared without a word of farewell, and Jules wants Kate to find him Reluctant as she is, Kate can't say no--and soon she finds herself forming a  friendship with the bright, quirky girl.  But the search for Dio will prove to be much more than both bargained for--and it's only the beginning.  When Jules disappears while taking a trip with Kate, a desperate search begins...and Kate knows all too well the odds of finding the child alive...
language: English
title: With Child
titlecomplete: With Child (Kate Martinelli, #3)
characters: Al Hawkin, Jules Cameron, Kate Martinelli
genres: Audiobook, Crime, Suspense, Queer, Mystery Thriller, LGBT, Fiction, Detective, Lesbian, Mystery
ratings_count: 3615
places: San Francisco, California
series: Kate Martinelli
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: HarperCollins