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A review by pattydsf
The Art of Detection by Laurie R. King
4.0
According to my list here I have not read a book by Laurie R. King since I started keeping track here. That is unforgivable. Not only is King one of my favorite authors, but her Kate Martinelli series is just so good. I suspect that the Mary Russell series is more beloved by most, but Martinelli's stories are just so well plotted and so riveting. They are my favorite of King's books.
The Art of Detection is no exception. I kept looking for reasons to get in my car so I would have more time with Kate and her case. King did not exactly tie her two series tightly together, but there is no way this book would have come about without the Mary Russell novels.
Martinelli, her work partner and her life partner, Lee, seem very real to me. I live in the stories while I listen to them. Listening to the books are part of the experience of this series for me. Alyssa Bresnahan is the voice of either King or Martinelli or maybe both in my mind.
Because this series is so real to me, I have to admit I cried through the last chapter of this book. The emotions the characters were experiencing were mine. I was so happy. Now I have to right the terrible wrongs I have done and read/listen to more Laurie R. King.
The Art of Detection is no exception. I kept looking for reasons to get in my car so I would have more time with Kate and her case. King did not exactly tie her two series tightly together, but there is no way this book would have come about without the Mary Russell novels.
Martinelli, her work partner and her life partner, Lee, seem very real to me. I live in the stories while I listen to them. Listening to the books are part of the experience of this series for me. Alyssa Bresnahan is the voice of either King or Martinelli or maybe both in my mind.
Because this series is so real to me, I have to admit I cried through the last chapter of this book. The emotions the characters were experiencing were mine. I was so happy. Now I have to right the terrible wrongs I have done and read/listen to more Laurie R. King.