"A policewoman and a lesbian, Kate Delafield wears her profession and sexual preference with tact, competence, and sensitivity....

You don't have to be gay to enjoy it, just intelligent."

-Ms.

"Kate Delafield makes a strong impression.... [Shel plies her trade with admirable efficiency and more hard-to-come-by integrity."

-The New York Times Book Review

"L.A. policewoman Kate Delafield has been the most acclaimed of the lesbian detectives.... Forrest has a talent for characterization, and she manages to incorporate both explicit (but not gratuitous) sex and some consciousness-raising political history without losing command of a well-constructed whodunit plot."

-Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine