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Sue Grafton was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to C. W. Grafton (1909–1982) and Vivian Harnsberger, both of whom were the children of Presbyterian missionaries. [2]Her father was a municipal bond lawyer who also wrote mystery novels, and her mother was a former high school chemistry teacher. [3]
978-0-399-16385-2. Preceded by. "X". "Y" Is for Yesterday is the twenty-fifth and final novel in the "Alphabet" series of mystery novels by Sue Grafton. Grafton intended to write a Z novel, but she died before she was able to do so. It features Kinsey Millhone, a private detective based in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California.
Crime novelist Sue Grafton, whose Kinsey Millhone Alphabet series became world-wide best sellers, died Friday after a two-year battle with cancer.
"A" for Alibi is dedicated to author Chip Grafton, Sue Grafton's father, "who set me on this path". [5] Chip Grafton was a municipal bond attorney in Kentucky who pursued a secondary career as a crime novelist, winning minor acclaim for four novels. He died on January 31, 1982 at age 72, four months before 'A' is for Alibi was published. [6]
Preceded by. "S" Is for Silence. Followed by. "U" Is for Undertow. "T" Is for Trespass is the 20th novel in Sue Grafton 's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in the fictional Santa Teresa, California. Grafton drafted six possible story lines for the novel before settling on the final plot. [1][2]
"U" Is for Undertow is the 21st novel in the "Alphabet" series of mystery novels by Sue Grafton. [1] It features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California. [2] The novel, set in 1988, finds Kinsey investigating the disappearance of a 4-year-old girl in 1967 and the narrative weaves between both time periods.
Preceded by. "J" Is for Judgment. Followed by. "L" Is for Lawless. "K" Is for Killer is the 11th novel in Sue Grafton 's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California. [1] The book had an initial printing of reportedly 600,000 copies and was a New York Times bestseller.
Preceded by. "M" Is for Malice. Followed by. "O" Is for Outlaw. "N" Is for Noose is the 14th novel in Sue Grafton 's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California, although much of this novel's action takes place elsewhere in California. The novel was a New York Times best-seller.