To Play the Fool

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To Play the Fool

To Play the Fool cover
Author Laurie R. King
Cover artist Honi Werner
Country United States
Language English
Series Kate Martinelli series
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Bantam Books
Publication date 1995
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 286 pp (Bantam Books paperback)
ISBN ISBN 0-553-57455-8
Preceded by A Grave Talent
Followed by With Child

To Play the Fool is the second book in the Kate Martinelli series by Laurie R. King. Preceded by A Grave Talent and followed by the novel describes the investigation into the murder of a homeless man.

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A homeless man is murdered and Kate must determine the culprit's identity. Everything seems to point to a man whom the homeless community regards as an important religious figure.

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The title is taken from William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, in which Feste the jester is described as "wise enough to play the fool."

[edit] Release details

1995, USA, Bantam Books, ISBN 0-553-57455-8, Pub date 1995, Hardback

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