{"product_id":"books-to-play-the-fool-by-laurie-r-king","title":"To Play the Fool","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SECOND BOK IN THE KATE MARTINELI MYSTERY SERIES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480353988881,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780312119072.jpg?v=1777546487","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-to-play-the-fool-by-laurie-r-king","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}