The Beverly Malibu: A Kate Delafield Mystery (Kate Delafield Mysteries (Pap erback))
by Forrest, Katherine V
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0941483487
- ISBN 13
- 9780941483483
- Seller
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About This Item
Naiad Pr, 1991. Near Fine. In this absorbing procedural, Forrest's intelligent, complex series heroine , LAPD homicide detective Kate Delafield, makes her first appearance in har dcover, investigating the Thanksgiving Day murder by strychnine poisoning o f septuagenarian Owen Sinclair, a retired movie director. Suspecting a reve nge killing, Kate learns that more than 30 years ago, in the '50s, Sinclair named names to the House Un-American Activities Committee, destroying coun tless careers and lives in Hollywood. Many of Sinclair's eccentric, film-wo rld neighbors in his apartment building were affected by HUAC and had reaso n to kill him. Kate, a lesbian, is attracted to two beautiful women who are under suspicion, and as the investigation continues, she is warmly welcome d into the tenants' extended family, one of whom, she knows, is the mercile ss killer. In her look back at the McCarthy era, Forrest has created a rest rained and compassionate portrait of a turbulent period in American history.
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- Bookseller
- Infinity Books Japan (JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000000844
- Title
- The Beverly Malibu: A Kate Delafield Mystery (Kate Delafield Mysteries (Pap erback))
- Author
- Forrest, Katherine V
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0941483487
- ISBN 13
- 9780941483483
- Publisher
- Naiad Pr
- Place of Publication
- Tallahassee, Florida, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1991
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