To Play the Fool

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 With Child, it describes the investigation into the murder of a homeless man.

Plot summary

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.

Characters in ''To Play the Fool''

Kate Martinelli is a member of the San Francisco Police Department.
Lee Cooper is Kate's lover.
Al Hawkin is Kate's partner at work.

Allusions/references to other works

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