Mystery Women Authors

Katherine V Forrest

Biography

Katherine Virginia Forrest was born in Ontario, Canada on April 20, 1939. Katherine V Forrest is one of the best selling lesbian authors of all time.

Forrest was senior fiction editor at Naiad Press from 1984 to 1994, has been a jurist for the Southern California PEN fiction award, and is a recipient of the Lesbian Rights Award from Southern California Women for Understanding.

She lives with her partner, Jo Hercus, as well as a ferocious tabby cat and a mild-mannered German shepherd, in San Francisco, California.

Books

Kate Delafield Mysteries

Amateur City

Ellen O'Neil has antagonized her lover by taking a job in a Los Angeles high-rise office building - only to find herself sole witness to events surrounding a baffling murder.

LAPD Detective Kate Delafield, tough and demanding leader of the homicide investigation team, soon discovers strong motives for the the killing of Fergus Parker in an office united in its hatred of the murdered man. And with her own personal life in crisis, she finds her path increasingly intersecting with that of Ellen O'Neil...(From Naiad Press synopsis)

Published Naiad Press 1984

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Murder at the Nightwood Bar

Dory Quillin, nineteen years old, her white-blonde hair ruffled by the gentle breezes of a June evening, lies dead in the parking lot of a lesbian bar. Her bewildered silver-blue eyes stare beseechingly into the mind and soul of the woman who kneels beside her: LAPD homicide detective Kate Delafield.

The investigation into the murder of Dory Quillin is far from a simple matter. Traveling a circuitous path that leads into the "gay city" of West Hollywood, Kate uncovers shocking facts about the brief life of the murdered young lesbian. She finds her road to the killer obstructed by Dory Quillin's uncooperative, judgmental parents, the waning interest of her own partner, and most frustrating of all, the open hostility of women who should be her allies-the lesbians who frequent the Nightwood Bar. Kate's emotional equilibrium is further disturbed by her powerful attraction to one of those women, the enigmatic Andrea Ross...

Published Naiad Press 1987

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The Beverly Malibu

On Thanksgiving Day, LAPD homicide detective Kate Delafield and her partner, Ed Taylor, are called to an apartment building on the edge of Beverly Hills to investigate a premeditated and pitiless murder.

No one appears particularly grieved by the shocking end to old-time Hollywood director Owen Sinclair. Surely not three other tenants of the Beverly Malibu, who worked in the motion picture industry during the blacklist years and loathed Sinclair for having been a "friendly witness" before the House un-American Activities Committee.

Nor is Sinclair's latest ex-wife grieved, or even his children. Nor film actress and former paramour Maxine Marlowe...

Kate sifts through tantalizing clues: a set of handcuffs fastening the murdered man to his bed of death; an album of Wagner opera; a bourbon bottle lightly dosed with arsenic; a silver frame missing its photo.

She is also in a quandary over her fascination with Paula Grant, who discovered the murdered man. Until she is suddenly confounded by a wholly new aspect of herself uncovered by Aimee Grant, Paula Grant's remarkably beautiful young niece..

.Winner of the Lambda Literary Award

Published Naiad Press 1989

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Murder by Tradition

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 justice presents a whole new set of obstacles.

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 attacker killed with deliberate intent.

Kate finds herself increasingly isolated as she tries to shield her young lover from the brutal realities of this case. 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 faces even greater pressure. No one, especially Kate's partner, Ed Taylor is anxious to aggressively pursue a case involving a dead gay man and his gay associates. She herself has a personal stake in the trial: the defense attorney is a man from her past. A man with the power to expose the private life she has kept so separate from her life as a police officer.

Winner of the Lambda Literary Award

Published Naiad Press 1991

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Liberty Square

With her lover Aimee Grant, Kate attends a 25th reunion of those she served with in Vietnam. At the Washington, D.C. reunion, one of the guests is murdered--and everyone in the group is a suspect, including Kate. As a cop on the inside, Kate must solve a heinous crime to put fear to rest--and to save her and Aimee's lives.

Published Berkley 1996

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Apparition Alley

In a riveting new mystery about corruption and murder inside the L.A.P.D., Kate Delafield investigates the murder of a Los Angeles police officer who is about to reveal some deep, dark secrets.

Published Berkley 1997

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Non Mystery Books

Curious Wine

A mesmerizing tale of love and romance amid the backdrop of romantic Lake Tahoe. This book will keep you spellbound---you'll stay up all night to finish it! A true and realistic depiction of what it really feels like to fall in love with another woman. Highly recommended! (Reader review)

Published Naiad Press 1983

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Daughters of a Coral Dawn

This book is one of Katherine's finest. She brings to life the struggles women face on a day to day basis, and enlivens them with her science fiction/fantasy type story. This is a must read and re-read for anyone who loves to be picked up and taken over by a wonderful story. (Reader review)

Published Naiad Press 1984

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An Emergence of Green

Published Naiad Press 1986

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FlashPoint

Published Naiad Press 1994

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Short Stories

Dreams and Swords

Published Naiad Press 1987

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The Erotic Naiad: Love Stories by Naiad Press Authors

Ed. with Barbara Grier

Published Naiad Press 1992

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The Romantic Naiad

Ed. with Barbara Grier

Published Naiad Press 1993

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The Mysterious Naiad

Ed. with Barbara Grier

Published Naiad Press 1994

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Web site address

Katherine V Forrest's Web Site

Other sites for Katherine V Forrest

The Naiad Press home page and more information about Katherine V Forrest.

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Last updated 03-Mar-2002