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Sue Taylor Grafton (April 24, 1940 – December 28, 2017) was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" ( "A" Is for Alibi , etc.) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone 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.
"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 the fictional 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.
"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 .
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A Jane Doe victim had been dumped near a quarry in Lompoc, California, and never identified. At a dinner party, Sue Grafton had a conversation with Dr. Robert Failing, who mentioned the case. He is the forensic pathologist who worked for the Coroner's Office which had retained her maxilla and mandible.
"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]