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The Beverly Malibu (Kate Delafield #3)
Katherine Forrest's third groundbreaking mystery returns to bookstore shelves.
As LAPD detective Kate Delafield investigates the Thanksgiving Day strychnine poisoning of retired movie director Owen Sinclair, she discovers that he turned over names to the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s and destroyed countless careers. But which of his charmingly eccentri
Paperback, 280 pages
Published
September 1st 2003
by Alyson Books
(first published 1989)
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Beverly Malibu, by Catherine V. Forrest, a-minus, Talking Book, borrowed from the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind.
This is one of the Kate Delafield series. In this one Kate meets Amy, who is her girl friend in additional books in the series. I haven’t been reading these in order. In this book, Kate and her police partner, Taylor, are called to an apartment house in L.A. called Beverely Malibu. A man has been poisoned in one of the apartments. The coroner knows right aw...more
This is one of the Kate Delafield series. In this one Kate meets Amy, who is her girl friend in additional books in the series. I haven’t been reading these in order. In this book, Kate and her police partner, Taylor, are called to an apartment house in L.A. called Beverely Malibu. A man has been poisoned in one of the apartments. The coroner knows right aw...more
Soundtrack to this book: Every Heartbeat, because the love interest's name was Aimee Grant... song popped back into my head every time I read her name! It was one of my childhood favourites though so that was cool :)
I LOVED this book!! Definitely my favourite of the series so far, which was funny considering Beth thought I wouldn't like it and it's her least favourite of the first four. It was my favourite though because of the awesome communism/HUAC angle to the crime. We learned a little about...more
I LOVED this book!! Definitely my favourite of the series so far, which was funny considering Beth thought I wouldn't like it and it's her least favourite of the first four. It was my favourite though because of the awesome communism/HUAC angle to the crime. We learned a little about...more
I started to read this series of books on the recommendation of a friend. I love mystery books though these really do not fall into that realm. It's another point of view with a lesbian police detective as the main character. She a tough c.
I don't really read mysteries, so the format and theme were a bit dull to me. I'd recommend this to anyone interested in queer history or HUAC.
I couldn't get into this book - the writing was too dry. Sorry for the short review, but I couldn't get past page 3.
Definitely the best of the first three!
Good story line..
This is the best of the first three books in the series. It's interesting to learn a little bit about what happened in the 1950s with the House Un-American Activities Committee and the whole Communist Red Scare Hollywood blacklist thing.
The first two Kate Delafield mysteries were good, if a bit raw and slightly out-dated. But with this one, Forrest really hit her stride. Compelling, and deftly written.
My favourite Kat Delefield story!
This is the third in the series, and IMHO the best. Not that I don't think all Katherine V. Forrest's novels aren't splendid!
This is the third in the series, and IMHO the best. Not that I don't think all Katherine V. Forrest's novels aren't splendid!
Great detective mystery of evolving possbilities. Deliciously teasing...
Great story of love and caution.
An okay book.
May 13, 2013
Jenn M
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Katt
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Katherine V. Forrest is the groundbreaking author of Curious Wine, the Kate Delafield mystery series and the Daughters science-fiction series. She’s also known as a prolific editor with anthology and non-fiction credits in her own name as well as the editor of hundreds of novels. Dozens of lesbian writers count her among their mentors. Selected as the 2009 recipient of the Publishing Triangle’s Bi...more
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