Murder by Tradition, Katherine V. Forrest
Murder by Tradition, Katherine V. Forrest
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Murder by Tradition

Author: Katherine V. Forrest

Narrator: Kate Zane

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/17/2022


Synopsis

Young Teddie Crawford is dead from multiple stab wounds in a restaurant kitchen awash with blood. LAPD homicide detective Kate Delafield is relentless in her pursuit and capture of his killer. But bringing that killer to trial imperils Kate's professional standing and personal privacy—and her belief in the justice system to which she has devoted her life.

The suspect claims self-defense—that Teddie Crawford made a homosexual advance and backed it up with a knife. Yet everything Kate learns about Teddie Crawford tells her that his murder was deliberate. And to develop proof of first degree murder, she must find clear answers to mystifying questions for the prosecuting attorney—a woman who has never before prosecuted a homicide case.

Kate is increasingly isolated as she tries to shield her young lover from the brutal realities of this case and finds few allies among her LAPD brethren. Even her partner, Ed Taylor, is loathe to aggressively pursue a case involving a dead gay man and his gay associates. As the trial date looms, she discovers she has a personal stake: the defense attorney is a man from her past. A man with the power to expose the private life she has kept rigidly separate from her life as a police officer.

About Katherine V. Forrest

Katherine V. Forrest is a two-time winner of the Lambda Literary Award for best mystery, and has been recently honored with the Pioneer Award from the Lambda Literary Foundation.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy on June 19, 2022

I almost forgot how much I like Kate Delafield. The first couple books in the series were some of the first lesfics I read. They're definitely the first ones that are not romances. This is an older book, set in the 1980's. Homophobia is prevalent, especially with the AIDs crisis. Kate is called to t......more

Goodreads review by Celina on September 20, 2024

THE READER WAS TOO STUNNED TO SPEAK What a book. The whole court episode was very nerve-wrecking but amazing. The betrayal, the character and story development was a step forward. I am almost inclined to think that this book series is about being gay in uniform and being gay out of it. With a conclus......more

Goodreads review by Gabriela on January 30, 2023

El mejor que he leído de Katherine Forrest......more

Goodreads review by Patti on May 25, 2019

I first read this book years ago when it was published by Naiad. I reread it a couple of years ago (before Trump). I was struck by the difference in attitudes in people who have the power (authorities, DA’s police); then and now. It’s not perfect but it’s better than it was. I loved the passion of D......more

Goodreads review by Scriptmonkey on October 26, 2024

Murder by Tradition veers off of Forrest's typical attempts at police procedural/detective drama and becomes a courtroom drama. What this entails is the prosecution repeating the facts of the case--and by repeating, I mean making the reader go through the same stuff that was seen or discussed in an......more