Sue grafton biography sue taylor grafton born april 24, 1940 december 28, 2017 was an american author best known for her alphabet series of detective novels which featured private investigator kinsey millhone. Make offer sue grafton lot 3 books all signed i j k 1stfirst hbdj estate a kinsey millhone novel. In sue grafton s w is for wasted, a homeless man is found dead on the beach and the sleuth kinsey millhone meets his three disinherited children. The death of internationally acclaimed author sue grafton means at least one mystery will remain unsolved. Sue grafton is breaking the mold with the title of the next book in her bestselling alphabet mystery series starring private investigator kinsey. Sue graftons death means no z finale for kinsey millhone. Sue graftons w is for wasted, and more the new york times. Vj books is the largest online bookseller of signed and collectible books in the world.
Of the first seven novels that grafton wrote, only two were published. Sue grafton, bestselling author of kinsey millhone alphabet. Here are details on plans to publish the final book in the kinsey millhone series. Through twenty excursions into the dark side of the human soul, sue grafton has never written the same book twice. Soon after, both writer and heroine became icons and international bestsellers. Grafton has been approached about selling the film and television rights to her books, but she has refused. This led to the writing and publication of the series for which sue grafton is famous for, the alphabet detective series. Sue grafton was an american author of suspense novels. Dec 29, 2017 author sue grafton, author of 25 mysteries featuring detective kinsey millhone, died thursday at age 77. Best books of sue grafton most, greatest of everything. Dec 29, 2017 sue grafton s death means there will be no z finale in her alphabet detective series.
O is for outlaw by sue grafton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. O is for outlaw 1st edition a few light scratches on back dust jacket. Sue grafton books list of books by author sue grafton. Reading the sue grafton books in proper reading order is easy. With y is for yesterday, sue grafton prepares for the. When she read a book written by cartoonist edward goreyan alphabet book of gruesome deaths grafton found her final inspiration. See the complete kinsey millhone series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. It is the newest book in the kinsey millhone series. Grafton has been named a grand master by mystery writers of america and is a recipient of the ross macdonald literary award. The books were great value but make sure you have good eyesight because these books are smaller than the average novel. W is for wasted a kinsey millhone novel grafton, sue on. Sue grafton, author of the kinsey millhone alphabet series. Discount prices on books by sue grafton, including titles like y is for yesterday a kinsey millhone novel.
The alphabet now ends at y, her daughter jamie clark said. Sue grafton, the mystery writer who penned bestselling novels with alphabetbased titles, starting with a is for alibi and ending with y is for yesterday, has died, her daughter, jamie clark. Grafton based the story to some extent on her own fantasies of murdering her then husband prior to divorce. In each of these three complete novels sue grafton has excelled yet again with her plots full of twists and turns and surprise endings. Our first book is sue graftons u is for undertow, a fat, royal blue book that sits at no. A is for alibi is the first novel in the kinsey millhone series by crime writer sue grafton.
Jan 03, 2018 sue grafton, who has died aged 77, was a trailblazing writer of american detective stories. Grafton s novels have been published in 28 countries and 26 languages. Sue taylor grafton is best known for her mysteriously creative writing style first recognized by. Get the best deals on sue grafton 1st edition books when you shop the largest online selection at. Sue grafton books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Mar 18, 20 sue grafton, age three, and her sixyearold sister, with their mother and father. Apr 06, 2020 a is for alibi is the first novel in the kinsey millhone series by crime writer sue grafton. Shes an international bestseller with a readership in the millions. T is for trespass 20 by sue grafton 2007, hc signed. Sue grafton s death means there will be no z finale in her alphabet detective series.
Old fans and new friends will welcome this collection of sue graftons first three alphabet crime novels. Thirty years later, kinsey is an established international icon and sue, a numberone bestselling author. Do you have an old or antiquarian book and would like to know its value. Current estimated values for 1st editions of sue grafton books, as of may 2011. Kinsey millhone is my alter ego, says sue grafton of her fictional heroine, southern california private detective. By writing one alphabet mystery novel after another, starting with a is for alibi and having more recently completed s is for silence, she has engineered a publishing phenomenon that almost shouts, collect me.
After her experiences transforming early novels into films and as a screenwriter, she has refused to sell the film and television rights to her books. Sue grafton books biography and list of works author. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This series of books is known as the alphabet series of books due to the title of the books all organized in alphabetical order. Beginning slowly with the daytoday life of a private eye, grafton suddenly shifts from the voice of kinsey millhone to that of solana rojas, introducing readers to a chilling sociopath. Grafton 19091982 and vivian harnsberger, both of whom were the children of presbyterian missionaries. Sue grafton books in order sue grafton is the american author of the popular kinsey millhone crime mystery series, which is known even by those who havent read the books yet by the fact that each book starts with a letter of the alphabet. In 1982, sue grafton introduced us to kinsey millhone. Grafton s first book of this series is a is for alibi, written and set in 1982.
Lot of eight sue grafton books 7 hardcover, 1 paperback some 1st editions i have a lot of eight sue grafton books. Sep 03, 2017 with y is for yesterday, sue grafton prepares for the alphabet series end. Sue grafton 77 42440 122817 sue grafton majored in english while she was attending college at university of louisville. Signed books by sue grafton, autographed books, a book list, biography, and awards. Grafton was a writer who consistently broke the bonds of genre while never writing the same book twice. In what may be her most unsettling novel to date, sue grafton s t is for trespass is also her most direct confrontation with the forces of evil. Wrappers in overall very good, interior in near to fine condition. May 11, 2011 current estimated values for 1st editions of sue grafton books, as of may 2011.
A is for alibi by sue grafton, first printing, first edition. Current estimated values for 1st editions of sue grafton. Sue grafton 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. Novelist behind the bestselling alphabet detective fiction series. If you are a fan of enthralling mystery books that always keep you guessing, you have to check out these books to read if you like sue grafton. Her final book in the kinsey millhone series of novels, y is for yesterday, was published in august. M is for malice 1st edition small tear on the front dust jacket.
Sue grafton was the author of the socalled kinsey millhone alphabet series in which each book title begins with a letter from the alphabet. Sue grafton, age three, and her sixyearold sister, with their mother and father. Born in kentucky in 1940, she began her career as a tv scriptwriter before the kinsey millhone novels became international bestsellers. Readers of sue grafton s fiction know she never writes the same book twice, and i is for innocent is no exception. The daughter of two alcoholics, one of whom was also a crime writer, she went on to distinguish. Sue grafton s popular alphabet mysteries have been published in 28 countries and in 26 languages. Grafton is mostfamous for her mysterydetective books known as the.
The first printing of a is for alibi was 7,500 copies. One very simple method of finding an approximate value of a book is to search for similar copies on and see what prices are being asked. Awardwinning novelist sue grafton passed away today at the age of 77. Sue graftons popular alphabet mysteries have been published in 28 countries and in 26 languages. They were the kind of stories that made you feel like you actually knew the characters and were right there with them. The idea of interconnecting the book titles in an ongoing series appealed to her. Since the publication of a is for alibi, a new episode was released each year or so. She began seriously writing at 18 and wrote her first novel at 22.
Grafton was a writer who consistently broke the bonds of genre while never writing the same book. Sue grafton 19402017 was the american author behind the series of detective books starring kinsey millhone. G is for gumshoe h is for homicide i is for innocent. The kinsey millhone book series by sue grafton includes books a is for alibi, b is for burglar, c is for corpse, and several more. With y is for yesterday, sue grafton prepares for the alphabet series end. Books in her alphabet series, beginning with a is for alibi in 1982, are international bestsellers with readership in the millions. To mark this anniversary year, sue has given us stories that reveal kinseys origins and sue s past. Y is for yesterday, the penultimate book in sue grafton s popular mystery series, is no. Sue grafton is published in 28 countries and 26 languages including estonian, bulgarian, and indonesian.
Grafton was a writer who consistently broke the bonds. Her most intricately plotted novel to date, it is layered in enough complexity to baffle even the cleverest among us. Jul 19, 2015 the author of the kinsey millhone mysteries, including, most recently, x, has trouble passing up books about anne boleyn. Thus, the sue grafton latest book is also her last with y is for yesterday to become the last crime mystery novel ever written. Sue taylor grafton born april 24, 1940 is a contemporary american author of detective novels. The author of the kinsey millhone mysteries, including, most recently, x, has trouble passing up books about anne boleyn. You might think its a rare and valuable book but dont know where to find its value. Sue grafton, whose detective novels spanned the alphabet. Buying and selling sue grafton since were addressing modern or hypermodern firsts printed in the hundreds of thousands, if not a million or more, condition is huge in determining final values, as is the presence of a dust jacket. Believe it or not, some things in bookselling are easy. The kinsey millhone novels books ao kinsey millhone alphabet mysteries kindle edition by grafton, sue. The kinsey millhone novels have titles taken from the alphabet. Her father, cw grafton, was a lawyer and occasional writer of.
Sue grafton liked the concept and decided to integrate it into her books, coming up with as many mystery themes for letters of the alphabet as she could. Author sue grafton, author of 25 mysteries featuring detective kinsey millhone, died thursday at age 77. Sue grafton, bestselling author of kinsey millhone. I loved sue grafton s kinsey milhone books and read every one of them.
After her death, sue grafton s z is for zero remains an unsolved mystery. Grafton is seen here with a copy of her book r is for ricochet in 2005. I always looked forward to the next book and was sad when i got to the end of the series. New york timesbestselling author sue grafton april 1940 december 2017 was published in twentyeight countries and in twentysix languages including estonian, bulgarian, and indonesian. Published in new york by henry holt and company in 1982. Sue grafton is one of the most popular female writers in the uk and us. Sue grafton biography and list of works sue grafton books. Sue grafton books biography and list of works author of. Sue grafton, acclaimed author of the kinsey millhone series. Current estimated values for 1st editions of sue grafton books, as. Back in 1982, when an unknown sue grafton published the first book in her mystery series, the. A is for alibi, b is for burglar, and c is for corpse. Born in louisville, kentucky in 1941, grafton graduated from the university of louisville. Dezember 2017 in santa barbara, kalifornien war eine usamerikanische.
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