Katherine V. Forrest

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Katherine V. Forrest (born 1939) is an American writer.

Forrest is best known for her eight novels about lesbian police detective Kate Delafield - the very first in the American lesbian mystery genre. She also had a long tenure as fiction editor at Naiad Press. She has also written a number of romance and science fiction novels. Her romance A Curious Wine is considered a classic of American lesbian literature.

She was a recipient of the Lambda Literary Foundation's Pioneer Award, and currently serves on their board of trustees. She lives with her partner, Jo Hercus, in San Francisco.

[edit] Works

  • Daughters of a Coral Dawn Series
    • Daughters of a Coral Dawn (1984)
    • Daughters of an Amber Noon (2002)
    • Daughters of An Emerald Dusk (2005)
  • Kate Delafield Series
    • Amateur City (1984)
    • Murder At the Nightwood Bar (1987)
    • The Beverly Malibu (1989)
    • Murder By Tradition (1991)
    • Liberty Square (1996), 1996 [Lambda Literary Award] Winner
    • Apparition Alley (1997)
    • Sleeping Bones (1999)
    • Hancock Park (2004)
  • An Emergence of Green (1990)
  • Curious Wine' (1990)
  • Flashpoint (1994)
  • Dreams and Swords (1987)

She has also edited several anthologies of lesbian fiction of various genres.

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