8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Start Now!, Oct 25 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Amateur City (Paperback)
If you haven't read the Kate Delafield books, now is the time to start! Ms. Forrest puts more effort into character development than any other author I've read, bar none. Each book in the series is chock full of intriguing, plausible suspects, and the returning characters change and grow throughout the series. Great work! As for the who-dun-it aspect, I've solved only a couple before the final secret's revealed. I figure most mysteries out around the half-way mark.
This is the first book in a remarkable series. Women, lesbians and mystery-holics are bound to enjoy it... as is any intelligent mind.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wish I'd read the series in order, Sep 4 2000
By "2hoo" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Amateur City (Paperback)
If I'd read the Delafield series in order, I'd have given this a higher ranking, but Nightwood and Malibu are better. Great start for the series though. Good mystery story, and nice portrayal of the "love story."
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful wonderful!, July 31 2006
By Event Lady "Planning my way to the top" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Amateur City: A Kate Delafield Mystery (Paperback)
I love Kate Delafield! It s not too often when a dectective series starring a woman can hold it's own book after book. Kate's character is fully formed and not at all one dimensional. You see how she struggles to remain tough in what was definetly a ma's job in the 1980's. You also see her struggle with her sexuality and how it affects those around her. Thank you Katherine V. Forrest for a great series.