{"product_id":"to-play-the-fool-9781250046581","title":"To Play the Fool","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SECOND BOOK IN THE KATE MARTINELLI MYSTERY SERIES \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a band of homeless people cremate a beloved dog in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, the authorities are willing to overlook a few broken regulations. But three weeks later, when the dog's owner gets the same fiery send-off, the San Francisco Police Department has a real headache on its hands. The autopsy suggests homicide, but Inspector Kate Martinelli and her partner, Al Hawkin, have little else to go on: a homeless victim with no positive ID, a group of witnesses with little love for the cops, and a possible suspect, known only as Brother Erasmus, who proves both articulate and impossible to understand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eErasmus, has a genius for blending with his surroundings, yet he stands out wherever he goes. He is by no means crazy--but he is a Fool. Kate begins the frustrating task of interrogating a man who communicates only through quotations. In Laurie R. King's \u003ci\u003eTo Play the Fool\u003c\/i\u003e, trying to learn something of his history leads Kate along a twisting road to a disbanded cult, long-buried secrets, the thirst for spirituality, and the hunger for bloody vengeance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaurie R. King is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of a dozen Mary Russell mysteries, beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper's Apprentice, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the contemporary novels featuring Kate Martinelli, including \u003ci\u003eTo Play the Fool, A Grave Talent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWith Child\u003c\/i\u003e. An Edgar Award winner, she lives in Northern California\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648980095250,"sku":"9781250046581","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af672892-1208-468d-a77c-b95f8e63d76d.jpg?v=1733254379","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/to-play-the-fool-9781250046581","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}