Cover of A Grave Talent

A Grave Talent

  • 1993 first published
  • 342 pages
  • 19 editions

Published in 1993, A Grave Talent is a sapphic fiction novel by Laurie R. King. Much of the action takes place in San Francisco and California. It features Kate Martinelli. Key subjects include Policewomen, women painters, female offenders and Kate Martinelli.

It has been published in 19 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 342 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Kate Martinelli

Subjects

  • Policewomen
  • Women painters
  • Female offenders
  • Kate Martinelli
  • California
  • Women sleuths mystery & detective
  • Mystery and detective
  • Mystery & detective
  • Police procedural mystery & detective
  • San francisco, Calif.
  • Crime
  • Detective
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Investigation
  • Lesbian police officers
  • LGBTQ mystery

Quick answers

Who wrote A Grave Talent?

A Grave Talent was written by Laurie R. King and first published in 1993.

What genre is A Grave Talent?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is A Grave Talent?

The median edition has 342 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to A Grave Talent?

Readers who like it often enjoy She came to the Castro, She Came by the Book and She Came Too Late.

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