Kate Martinelli Books in Order
Kate Martinelli by Laurie R. King contains 6 books, published between 1993 and 2019. The first book is A Grave Talent (1993) and the newest is Beginnings (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1993–2019
- Confirmed
- 6 of 6 titles
- Total pages
- 2,016 across 6 books
- Reading time
- 34–50 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,016 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Kate Martinelli is a policewoman and the detective of 6 mysteries by Laurie R. King, set in California. A Grave Talent (1993) opens the series, followed by To Play the Fool (1995), With Child (1996), Night Work (2000), The Art of Detection (2006) and Beginnings (2019). Women painters, female offenders and criminal investigation are the recurring subjects. The books run to a median 325 pages across a span of 26 years.
How many Kate Martinelli books are there?
Kate Martinelli has 6 books, released between 1993 and 2019.
Kate Martinelli Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Kate Martinelli books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1A Grave Talent1993 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/419933423/4
- 2To Play the Fool1995 · 286 pages · confirmed 3/419952863/4
- 3With Child1996 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/419963083/4
- 4Night Work2000 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/420004163/4
- 5The Art of Detection2006 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/420065283/4
- 6Beginnings2019 · 136 pages · confirmed 3/420191363/4
Is there a chronological order for Kate Martinelli?
No separate chronological order is on record for Kate Martinelli, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Kate Martinelli books in order?
You should read the Kate Martinelli books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Kate Martinelli book also stands alone.
Where to start with Kate Martinelli
Start with A Grave Talent (1993), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Kate Martinelli book?
Beginnings (2019) is the newest Kate Martinelli book released so far.
Is there a new Kate Martinelli book coming?
No next Kate Martinelli book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kate Martinelli at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Kate Martinelli title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Kate Martinelli books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 2,016 pages across all 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 325 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kate Martinelli books, 3 of 6, were published in the 1990s.
What the Kate Martinelli books are about
5 of the 6 Kate Martinelli books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 5 books
- Policewomen 4 of 5 books
- California 3 of 5 books
- Investigation 2 of 5 books
- Crime 1 of 5 books
- Detectives 1 of 5 books
- Female offenders 1 of 5 books
- Lesbian police officers 1 of 5 books
- Manuscripts 1 of 5 books
More books by Laurie R. King
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Laurie R. King
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.