num_pages: 310
description: In a town outside of San Francisco, a series of shocking murders has occurred, each victim a child. For Det. Kate Martinelli, just promoted to homicide, and her seasoned partner, a difficult case just keeps getting harder. It seems the only clue is an elderly woman, arguably the century's greatest painter, once convicted of strangling a little girl.
language: English
title: A Grave Talent
titlecomplete: A Grave Talent (Kate Martinelli, #1)
characters: Vaun Adams, Al Hawkin, Kate Martinelli
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, LGBT, Queer, Lesbian, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Audiobook, Suspense
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: HarperCollins