Sue Grafton

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Sue Grafton was an American mystery writer best known for her alphabet-titled Kinsey Millhone detective novels.

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Sue Grafton canonical 2
Sue Taylor Grafton 1

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instanceOf novelist
person
almaMater University of Louisville
awardReceived Anthony Award
Edgar Award
Macavity Award
Shamus Award
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
createdCharacter Kinsey Millhone
dateOfBirth 1940-04-24
dateOfDeath 2017-12-28
endOfAlphabetSeries Y Is for Yesterday
familyName Grafton
father C. W. Grafton
fatherOccupation crime novelist
fictionalSettingOfSeries Santa Teresa, California
fieldOfStudy English literature
fullName Sue Taylor Grafton
linked to: Sue Grafton
genre crime fiction
detective fiction
mystery fiction
givenName Sue
hasWritingStyle first-person narrative
inspiredBy hardboiled detective fiction
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableWork A Is for Alibi
Alphabet series
B Is for Burglar
C Is for Corpse
G Is for Gumshoe
Kinsey Millhone series
numberOfChildren 3
occupation screenwriter
writer
periodActive 1960s–2017
placeOfBirth Louisville, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Santa Barbara, California, United States
publicationYearOfWork 1982: A Is for Alibi
1985: B Is for Burglar
1986: C Is for Corpse
2017: Y Is for Yesterday
residence Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Santa Barbara, California, United States
series Alphabet series
spouse Steven F. Humphrey
startOfAlphabetSeries A Is for Alibi

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Sue Grafton fullName Sue Taylor Grafton
linked to: Sue Grafton