Katherine V Forrest Books In Order

Kate Delafield Books In Order

  1. Amateur City (1984)
  2. Murder At the Nightwood Bar (1987)
  3. The Beverly Malibu (1989)
  4. Murder By Tradition (1991)
  5. Liberty Square (1996)
  6. Apparition Alley (1997)
  7. Sleeping Bones (1999)
  8. Hancock Park (2004)
  9. High Desert (2013)
  10. Delafield (2022)

Daughters of a Coral Dawn Books In Order

  1. Daughters of a Coral Dawn (1984)
  2. Daughters of an Amber Noon (2002)
  3. Daughters of An Emerald Dusk (2005)

Carol Ashton Books In Order

  1. Lethal Care (2010)

Novels

  1. Curious Wine (1990)
  2. An Emergence of Green (1990)
  3. Flashpoint (1994)

Collections

  1. Dreams and Swords (1987)

Novellas

  1. O Captain, My Captain (1987)

Anthologies edited

  1. The Romantic Naiad (1993)
  2. The Mysterious Naiad (1994)
  3. All in the Seasoning (2002)

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Katherine V Forrest Books Overview

Amateur City

When Katherine V. Forrest’s Amateur City was published in 1984, introducing LAPD detective Kate Delafield, it not only marked the beginning of one of mystery fiction s most successful series, it also created one of the most lucrative genres in gay publishing: the lesbian mystery. With her next six Kate Delafield novels, Forrest s complex and determined lesbian detective became the most celebrated figure in lesbian fiction. Alyson is proud to present the first and second Kate Delafield mysteries, back in print and ready to captivate a new generation of fans! In Amateur City, Kate and her partner, Ed Taylor, investigate the murder of a highly placed executive, whose body was found by a coworker, a woman who begins to break down Kate s defenses. In addition to penning the legendary Kate Delafield mystery series, Katherine V. Forrest has written the lesbian romantic classic Curious Wine and the science fiction novels Daughters of a Coral Dawn and Daughters of an Amber Noon. She lives in San Francisco.

Murder At the Nightwood Bar

When Katherine V. Forrest’s Amateur City was published in 1984, introducing LAPD detective Kate Delafield, it not only marked the beginning of one of mystery fiction s most successful series, it also created one of the most lucrative genres in gay publishing: the lesbian mystery. With her next six Kate Delafield novels, Forrest s complex and determined lesbian detective became the most celebrated figure in lesbian fiction. Alyson is proud to present the first and second Kate Delafield mysteries, back in print and ready to captivate a new generation of fans! In Murder At the Nightwood Bar, Kate investigates the murder of a homeless 19 year old addict prostitute, whose battered body is found outside a popular lesbian bar. In addition to penning the legendary Kate Delafield mystery series, Katherine V. Forrest has written the lesbian romantic classic Curious Wine and the science fiction novels Daughters of a Coral Dawn and Daughters of an Amber Noon. She lives in San Francisco.

The Beverly Malibu

As LAPD detective Kate Delafield investigates the Thanksgiving Day strychnine poisoning of retired movie director Owen Sinclair, she discovers that he turned over names to the House Un American Activities Committee in the 1950s and destroyed countless careers. But which of his charmingly eccentric neighbors, most of whom have worked in Hollywood since the 1940s, might be responsible for what now appears to be a revenge killing?

Murder By Tradition

When a successful gay restaurateur is stabbed to death, Kate Delafield’s investigation puts her in conflict with her own fear of being outed as a lesbian. Can Kate testify for the prosecution with her integrity intact, when the killer s attorney, the only man who knows the truth about Kate s sexuality, prepares a ‘homosexual panic’ defense?

In addition to penning the legendary Kate Delafield mystery series, Katherine V. Forrest has written the lesbian romantic classic Curious Wine and the science fiction novels Daughters of a Coral Dawn and Daughters of an Amber Noon. She lives in San Francisco.

Liberty Square

In Liberty Square, Kate Delafield’s lover convinces her to attend a 25th reunion of those she served with in Vietnam. But as Kate’s painful memories of the war resurface, a reunion guest is murdered, and everyone becomes a suspect including Kate.’L.A. policewoman Kate Delafield has been the most acclaimed of the lesbian detectives.’ Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Apparition Alley

Indulge yourself and those you love with this sinfully rich assortment of holiday themed lesbian tales by authors tried and true Jane Rule, Lee Lynch, Katherine V. Forrest and by new writers you’ll be glad you found. Celebrate solstice with women journeying along California’s rugged north coast and with a firefighter on the job in New York City. Experience Thanksgiving with a border patrol agent along the Arizona Mexico border. Observe Hanukkah, in all its ceremony and meaning, at a lesbian bar. Mark Christmas with lesbian couples in South Africa, in Death Valley, in Los Angeles, in San Francisco. The holidays are traditionally a family time, but in this anthology, the families are alternative and the characters must find their own unique ways to observe them. These are stories that celebrate lesbian traditions. Lesbian diversity and strength. Lesbian love, families, and connectedness.

Sleeping Bones

When an elderly man is brutally slain at the La Brea Tar Pits, LAPD Detective Kate Delafield finds herself digging up startling information that could uncover humanity’s ancient past, and at the same time, expose the city’s corrupt present. With more at stake than just a pile of bones, Kate has to rebuild the pieces of a timeless puzzle, and make sure they all fit before a remorseless killer decides to make her a part of history…

‘Katherine V. Forrest is a pioneer in lesbian literature.’ Lambda Book Report

‘Few mystery writers combine such an intelligent take on issues with such solid storytelling.’ Publishers Weekly

‘Kate Delafield…
plies her trade with admirable efficiency and more hard to come by integrity.’ New York Times Book Review

Hancock Park

It wasn’t a typical call for detectives Kate Delafield and Joe Cameron. For one thing, the upscale neighborhood of Hancock Park was more likely to be a stop on a ‘bus tour of the stars’ than a homicide scene. For another, everyone seemed too willing to point the detectives in the direction of Victoria Talbot’s ex husband. Now, while the ex is on trial for his life, Kate must piece together a puzzle of secrets and lies before she can uncover the startling truth…

Daughters of a Coral Dawn

Katherine Forrest’s best selling Daughters of a Coral Dawn first appeared in 1984 and became an instant classic. Through seven printings, including the 10th anniversary edition published in 1994, this story of women creating their own world after escaping an oppressive society has continued to gain fans and influence writers for 18 years. Late in the 22nd century, 4,000 women escape the tyranny of a male dominated Earth and colonize the planet of Maternas. The story of how these pioneers created a society and culture in accord with their nature makes up the heart of this exhilarating, erotic, and hauntingly beautiful novel. But men eventually discover Maternas, and the women are faced with a critical choice. Katherine Forrest is also the author of the lesbian romantic classic Curious Wine as well as the groundbreaking Kate Delafield mystery series that includes the best sellers Apparition Alley, Liberty Square, and Sleeping Bones. She lives in San Francisco.

Daughters of an Amber Noon

The lesbian science fiction classic Daughters of a Coral Dawn told the story of a group of pioneering women who disappeared from Earth and colonized the planet Maternas. But what of their sisters left behind? In the highly anticipated sequel, Katherine Forrest tells the story of a group of women called the Unity, who have vanished from society but are still living on earth. But Earth, repressive before the most accomplished and in dispensable women disappeared, is now a hellish place ruled by the dictator Theo Zedera, known as Zed, and he is seeking the vanished women with ruthless determination. Among them is Africa Contrera, and as she struggles to build a world safe for women, she is haunted by her past, a past in which she and Zed were close friends, a past where she trusted him and shared the deadly knowledge he now uses to hunt her. Is there hope for this new hidden society of women? However resourceful they may be, can they withstand the savagery of a man who uses their own secrets against them? Just as she did 18 years ago, Katherine Forrest has created a brilliant and breathtaking saga of a divided society and the rebels courageous enough to withstand this brutal new world. Katherine Forrest is also the author of the lesbian romantic classic Curious Wine as well as the groundbreaking Kate Delafield mystery series.

Daughters of An Emerald Dusk

Do I sense the writing of a third book in this wonderful series? I sure hope so! She magazine on Daughters of an Amber Noon Late in the twenty second century, 4,000 women escape the tyranny of a male dominated Earth and colonize the planet of Maternas. Katherine V. Forrest’s influential 1984 novel, Daughters of a Coral Dawn, told the story of this exodus. Her 2000 novel, Daughters of an Amber Noon, told the story of the women left behind on Earth. Now she returns to Maternas at last. Fifty years have passed, and the first generation born on Maternas has reached maturity. But their vision of a perfect world is very different from the vision of the founders of the Maternas colony. Katherine V. Forrest is the author of 15 novels, including the Daughters trilogy, the Kate Delafield mysteries and the romantic classic Curious Wine. She lives in San Francisco.

Lethal Care

Do I sense the writing of a third book in this wonderful series? I sure hope so! She magazine on Daughters of an Amber Noon Late in the twenty second century, 4,000 women escape the tyranny of a male dominated Earth and colonize the planet of Maternas. Katherine V. Forrest’s influential 1984 novel, Daughters of a Coral Dawn, told the story of this exodus. Her 2000 novel, Daughters of an Amber Noon, told the story of the women left behind on Earth. Now she returns to Maternas at last. Fifty years have passed, and the first generation born on Maternas has reached maturity. But their vision of a perfect world is very different from the vision of the founders of the Maternas colony. Katherine V. Forrest is the author of 15 novels, including the Daughters trilogy, the Kate Delafield mysteries and the romantic classic Curious Wine. She lives in San Francisco.

Curious Wine

‘The ultimate lesbian love novel.’ The Lesbian News ‘A masterpiece of lesbian love.’ The Sacramento Star The intimacy of a cabin at Lake Tahoe provides the combustible setting that brings Diana Holland and Lane Christianson together in this passionate novel of first discovery. Candid in its eroticism, intensely romantic, and remarkably beautiful, Curious Wine is a love story that will remain in your memory. Katherine Forrest is the author of 12 books, including the groundbreaking science fiction novel Daughters of a Coral Dawn and the enduringly popular Kate Delafield Mysteries. She lives in San Francisco.

An Emergence of Green

A REISSUE OF THIS GROUNDBREAKING AND BESTSELLING LESBIAN FICTION CLASSIC The reissue of Katherine V. Forrest’s timeless story of all out war between a man and a woman for the body and soul of the woman they both desire. In the 1980s, the politics of feminism were just beginning to gain mainstream awareness. In this fast paced novel, first published in 1986, Lambda Award winner Katherine V. Forrest nurtured a new genre of fiction: the lesbian emergence novel. In An Emergence of Green, one of the best selling lesbian novels of all time, an unplanned encounter between trophy wife Carolyn Blake and her new neighbour tall, athletic artist Val Hunter leads to a close friendship and deepening emotions that young Carolyn has never known. Carolyn begins to question her attitudes, her life, her marriage, and her sexuality. The two women’s intense physical encounters force Carolyn at last to acknowledge her true desires and to rethink her values and her cloistered life. Can Carolyn really give up comfort for unfamiliar territory, stability for fulfilment?

Dreams and Swords

‘A pioneer in lesbian literature…
a believer in the power of stories.’ Lambda Book Report

The reprint of a long out of print classic short story collection featuring the treasured erotic novella O Captain, My Captain. Also includes stories featuring LAPD homicide detective Kate Delafield and characters from the Daughters of a Coral Dawn science fiction series.

Katherine V. Forrest is famous for her best selling works of lesbian fiction in the mystery/detective, romance, and science fiction genres. She has received the Lambda Literary Foundation Pioneer Award, given to recognize and honor the best in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender literature.

All in the Seasoning

Celebrate the holidays lesbian style! Celebrate solstice with a firefighter on the job in New York City, Thanksgiving with a lesbian border patrol agent, Hanukah at a lesbian bar, and Christmas with a lesbian couple in South Africa. Here are the stories that celebrate our own traditions, stories about our love and our families and our connections, our own holiday stories. Indulge yourself and those you love with this sinfully rich assortment of holiday themed tales by authors tried and true Lee Lynch, Katherine V. Forrest, Val McDermid and by the new writers you ll be glad you found.

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