WITH CHILD

The third Kate Martinelli Mystery by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Laurie R. King. In With Child adrift in mist-shrouded San Francisco mornings and alcohol-fogged nights homicide detective Kate Martinelli can''t escape the void left by her departed lover who has gone off to rethink their relationship. But when twelve-year-old Jules Cameron comes to Kate for a professional consultation Kate''s not sure she''s that desperate for distraction. Jules is worried about her friend Dio a homeless boy she met in a park. Dio has disappeared without a word of farewell and Jules wants Kate to find him. Reluctant as she is Kate can''t say no—and soon she finds herself forming a friendship with the bright quirky girl. But the search for Dio will prove to be much more than both bargained for—and it''s only the beginning. When Jules disappears while taking a trip with Kate a desperate search begins—and Kate knows all too well the odds of finding the child alive.