{"product_id":"murder-by-tradition-paperback","title":"Murder by Tradition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatherine V. Forrest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Teddie Crawford is dead from multiple stab wounds in a restaurant kitchen awash with blood. LAPD homicide detective Kate Delafield is relentless in her pursuit and capture of his killer. But bringing that killer to trial imperils Kate's professional standing and personal privacy--and her belief in the justice system to which she has devoted her life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The suspect claims self-defense--that Teddie Crawford made a homosexual advance and backed it up with a knife. Yet everything Kate learns about Teddie Crawford tells her that his murder was deliberate. And to develop proof of first degree murder, she must find clear answers to mystifying questions for the prosecuting attorney--a woman who has never before prosecuted a homicide case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kate is increasingly isolated as she tries to shield her young lover from the brutal realities of this case and finds few allies among her LAPD brethren. Even her partner, Ed Taylor, is loathe to aggressively pursue a case involving a dead gay man and his gay associates. As the trial date looms, she discovers she has a personal stake: the defense attorney is a man from her past. A man with the power to expose the private life she has kept rigidly separate from her life as a police officer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMurder by Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e reaches new heights in the powerful storytelling readers have come to expect from Katherine V. Forrest. Lambda Literary Award Winner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A Kate Delafield Mystery Series Book 4.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165285224583,"sku":"9781935226628","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/af89969f69cbc6c245e285049b37f987.webp?v=1733312413","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/murder-by-tradition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}