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	Sue Grafton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sue Taylor Grafton (born April 24, 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA) is a contemporary American author of detective novels.
		The daughter of novelist CW Grafton, Grafton is a graduate of the University of Louisville, where she earned a bachelors degree in English Literature.
		Grafton based the story to some extent on her own 'fantasies' of murdering her then husband prior to divorce.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sue_Grafton (1563 words)

	BookPage Interview Month 2001: Sue Grafton
		Sue Grafton is working her way through the alphabet with the mystery series featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone, and this month she follows O is for Outlaw with her latest release, P is for Peril.
		Grafton's latest possesses all the humor, charm and attitude that have compelled readers to show their devotion to the feisty P.I. by naming their daughters in her honor.
		And since Grafton is determined not to repeat herself in any of her storylines it would have been nice to have some help on the road to Z is for Zero.
	www.bookpage.com /0106bp/sue_grafton.html (551 words)

	John's Book Reviews: Sue Grafton's Alphabet Mysteries
		Working her way through the alphabet, Sue Grafton is in the midst of producing a very popular series of mystery novels with her bright and feisty character, Kinsey Millhone.
		Grafton's descriptions and observations are as acute and lively as ever, and Kinsey shows some signs of further growth to come.
		Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone is a dependably full character, and sometimes that means not necessarily being the star of her own story.
	sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu /~jmcd/book/revs/grafton.html (4030 words)

	Sue Grafton
		Sue Grafton was born in 1940 in Louisville, KY. She has a B.A. from the University of Louisville and is married to Steven F. Humphrey.
		Along with Sara Paretsky, Sue Grafton is among the new breed of mystery writers creating tough female detectives who exhibit the hard-boiled characteristics formerly reserved for men.
		Grafton usually makes her subplots relate somehow to the main plot, but there's no such connection between the two elements in "P" Is for Peril.
	www.notesinthemargin.org /grafton.html (3787 words)

	Profile: Sue Grafton
		Mystery novelist Sue Grafton says she has a message for women everywhere.
		Grafton says that each book is really different and that a necessary evolution has taken place as Grafton progresses through her own life.
		Grafton says she started her career as a "mainstream novelist." Her first published book was the fourth book she'd written: Keziah Dane published was in 1967.
	www.januarymagazine.com /grafton.html (951 words)

	Sue Grafton: P is for passion when talking career (Page 1 of 2)
		Grafton's alphabet-titled mystery series featuring the indomitable, endearingly prickly private eye Kinsey Millhone has grown to join those of her childhood heroes -- John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee, Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer and Robert B. Parker's Spenser -- for sustained quality and quantity.
		Grafton graduated in English lit from the University of Louisville in 1961 and wrote her first novel at 22.
		Sue Grafton: Well, I have noticed in life that it is always better to have money, and quite a lot of it is better than just a little bit.
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	Sue Grafton's "Q is for Quarry"
		Grafton has reached 'Q' in the alphabet (the 17th letter in the alphabet in case you're too lazy to count.) And I have dutifully read every one, following the exploits of her intrepid female detective, Kinsey Milhone.
		Consistency of character: we all like the familiar, and Grafton has created a throughline of idiosyncracies for Milhone and her immediate circle are consistent and believable.
		Grafton doesn't usually pull a perpetrator out of her butt 100 pages before the end of the book.
	homepage.mac.com /elisa_camahort/iblog/C1023857155/E479633959 (476 words)

	PW: Sue Grafton: Death and the Maiden - 4/20/1998 - Publishers Weekly
		That landmark novel channeled all the inchoate rage of Grafton's custody battles with a second husband and her stagnant career writing Hollywood teleplays into the travails of a sassy, twice-divorced P.I. cruising the mean streets of Santa Teresa, Calif., in a battered VW Bug.
		Grafton projects a cool professionalism in discussing the business of writing -- clearly the byproduct of decades spent honing her craft in the shadows of commercial obscurity.
		Grafton's last three novels, M Is for Malice, L Is for Lawless and K Is for Killer, sold in the 500,000-copy range in hardcover, up from roughly 300,000 hardcover sales for J Is for Judgment.
	www.publishersweekly.com /article/CA165540.html?pubdate=4/20/1998&display=archive (1834 words)

	Artsandentertainment: For mystery writer, S is for success
		Bestselling author Sue Grafton, who intends to write a book for every letter in the alphabet, turns to a real crime for her latest, Q Is for Quarry.
		In fact, when Grafton was working on H Is for Homicide, she said in an interview with the Associated Press, "All I have to do is stay in good health and of sound mind.
		Grafton shares two homes with her husband, Steve Humphrey, a professor of philosophy: a 4 1/2-acre estate outside Santa Barbara, Calif., and a 23-acre spread outside Louisville.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/11/11/news_pf/Artsandentertainment/For_mystery_writer__S.shtml (720 words)

	Sue Grafton - 2001 National Book Festival (Library of Congress)
		Sue Grafton's mystery novels featuring California private investigator Kinsey Millhone began with A Is for Alibi (1982).
		Grafton's most recent P Is for Peril (2001).
		Grafton has written screenplays and television scripts and is published in 28 countries and 26 languages.
	www.loc.gov /bookfest/2001/grafton.html (97 words)

	JS Online: Sue Grafton turns to crime
		Like the real slain woman, Grafton's murder victim was also wearing a pair of homemade pants with an unusual fabric - "daisy-print, dark blue with a dot of red on a white background" - and she also had unusual dental features.
		Grafton, with a warm, sweet smile and sparkling brown eyes, talked about her new mystery in an interview in the basement conference room of a midtown hotel.
		Grafton's alphabet winners started in 1982, when Kinsey debuted in "A Is for Alibi," a murder mystery inspired by the author's unfulfilled homicidal urges toward an ex-husband.
	www.jsonline.com /enter/books/oct02/91898.asp?format=print (596 words)

	CNN - Sue Grafton on writing and the Hollywood life (not!) - November 3, 1999
		Grafton says she came up with the plot by performing a shakedown on Millhone's past -- not an easy task.
		Grafton first started writing "Alibi" in 1977, so she considers Millhone to be part of her family.
		Novel eight was "Alibi." Grafton had finished 65 pages when she sold it, and she had no idea how it would end.
	www.cnn.com /books/news/9911/03/sue.grafton (1157 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Sue Grafton - Books: Meet the Writers
		By Sue Grafton's reckoning, the clock is ticking.
		At the time, Grafton was stranded in Hollywood doing screenplays and fantasizing about killing her ex-husband, with whom she was involved in an ugly custody battle for her three kids.
		Almost immediately, Grafton's career took off, as readers were won over by the stubborn, big-mouthed P.I., who has much in common with the author.
	www.barnesandnoble.com /writers/writerdetails.asp?userid=QM7Uflg9vQ&cid=746860 (502 words)

	Metroactive Books \| Sue Grafton
		Sue Grafton, author of the alphabet mysteries starting with A Is for Alibi, has sold millions of books.
		In her journal, Grafton explores the ideas she gets from her subconscious, citing the Jungian term "shadow." Often when sleeping, her subconscious gives her thoughts and intuitions that end up opening the book for her.
		Sue Grafton reads from and discusses 'R Is for Ricochet' on Thursday, July 29, at Copperfield's Books, Montgomery Village.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/07.28.04/grafton-0431.html (733 words)

	Grafton_Sue_ca
		Sue Grafton was born on April 24, 1940, in Louisville, Kentucky.
		Grafton has not sold any of the film rights to her books to Hollywood because she doesn't want to lose control of Kinsey's character or her books.
		Grafton believes that Kinsey is where she belongs, in people's imaginations.
	www.ncteamericancollection.org /litmap/grafton_sue_ca.htm (564 words)

	Book review: R is for Ricochet by author Sue Grafton
		Sue Grafton explains prior to the novel's start that for Kinsey, time moves slower, but at no fault of her own.
		Grafton says that A is for Alibi began in May 1982, B is for Burglar takes place in June 1982, and C is for Corpse is in August 1982 and so on bringing us to May 1986.
		Sue Grafton once again takes us into the ever-exciting life of Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone in J is for Judgment.
	mostlyfiction.com /sleuths/grafton.htm (1870 words)

	Daily Celebrations ~ Sue Grafton, That Small Voice ~ April 24 ~ Ideas to motivate, educate, and inspire
		Born on this day in Louisville, Kentucky, novelist Sue Grafton (1940-) has helped popularize the mystery genre of the female private eye with her heroic character Kinsey Millhone who Grafton called "a stripped-down version of me."
		Grafton's popular Millhone is a tough and strong female detective for-hire, in the tradition of Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade or Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe.
		Sometimes I'm not sure which I prefer," said Grafton who is determined not to repeat herself in any of her storylines.
	www.dailycelebrations.com /042402.htm (294 words)

	Mystery Authors Online - Sue Grafton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sue Taylor Grafton was born in Louisville, Kentucky on April 324, 1940.
		Her father (Chip Grafton) was an attorney and crime author and her mother (Vivian (née Harnsberger) Grafton) was a teacher.
		Sue has maintained that her Kinsey series will never be turned into movies; she's even asked her children to swear to it!
	www.mysteryauthorsonline.com /grafton.html (280 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - S Is for Silence - Sue Grafton - Hardcover
		S Is for Silence, the 19th novel in Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series, is one of her best and also one in which she makes an interesting departure.
		Grafton's innovation is to alternate this account with chapters written in the third person in which she shows Violet interacting with those people, and them interacting with each other, in the days leading up to her disappearance.
		Grafton's details are flawless, but I noticed was early in the book how Kinsey was glad to get away from the 'togetherness' with Cheney after three months of 'dating'.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?z=y&cds2Pid=6837&isbn=0399152970 (1543 words)

	Amazon.com: Q is for Quarry: Books: Sue Grafton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Private investigator Kinsey Millhone has served Sue Grafton well through 16 letters of the alphabet in a perennially popular series that occasionally breaks new ground but more often traverses familiar territory, as is the case here.
		Grafton disclaims up front that although she used actual case notes and materials for her research, that the plot line and elements of the story are fiction.
		Grafton writes about how they went about exhuming the remains of Jane Doe, how a forensics specialist was involved to recreate a facial likeness of the victim, and how the experience of writing a book based on a real crime affected her personally.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0399149155?v=glance (2106 words)

	Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton - read excerpt
		Sue Taylor Grafton was born April 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky.
		Her father, Cornelius Warren Grafton, was educated at the Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina and was a practicing attorney in Louisville with a specialty in municipal bonds.
		Sue graduated in 1961 from the University of Louisville with a B.A.- a major in English Literature, minors in Humanities and Fine Arts.
	www.mostlyfiction.com /excerpts/q.htm (4081 words)

	R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton - Penguin Group (USA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Abandoned by her rebellious mother when she was an infant, she was the only child of a rich man already in his mid-fifties when she was born, and her adoring father thoroughly spoiled her.
		Internationally acclaimed suspense author Sue Grafton is right on target with the powerful 18th volume in her bestselling Alphabet Mystery series featuring private eye Kinsley Millhone.
		Sue Grafton: To me, mysteries are appealing because they have a strong story line -- beginning, middle, and end -- a hero, a villain, and (with luck) a satisfying resolution.
	us.penguingroup.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_9780399152283,00.html (3720 words)

	Sue Grafton: M is for Mysteries
		Sue Grafton's newest Kinsey Millhone mystery, Q is for Quarry, is due for release in October 2002 and to mark its arrival we have a great interview with Sue for you.
		Sue Grafton: I have been approached many times to sell the series to film or television, but I will never do so.
		Sue Grafton: I have talked at length to private investigators, police officers, attorneys, judges and coroners, all of whom are generous with their information and enthusiastic about their work.
	www.ivillage.co.uk /newspol/readerswriters/authors/articles/0,,532363_535007-1,00.html (492 words)

	Sue Grafton Quizzes and Trivia -- World's Largest Trivia Site!
		Sue Grafton has written a series of mystery novels that I just adore.
		Sue Grafton is the author of a series of alphabetical mysteries.
		Sue Grafton's alphabet series is my favorite set of books to read.
	www.funtrivia.com /quizzes/literature/authors_d-g/sue_grafton.html (625 words)

	Sue Grafton
		Sue Grafton was born on April 24, 1940 in Louisville, KY. She received her BA in English Literature from The University of Louisville in 1961.
		Grafton won a Christopher Award in 1979 for the television movie, "Walking Through the Fire".
		Grafton has two non-mystery novels to her credit, Keziah Dane, 1967, and The Lolly Madonna War, 1969.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/mystery_novels_authors/55918/1 (426 words)

	MPR Books - "P is for Peril" by Sue Grafton
		Author Sue Grafton started her mystery series with the letter A—as in A is for Alibi, and is now up to the letter P—as in P is for Peril.
		Grafton has promised to write a mystery for every letter of the alphabet.
		As Entertainment Weekly once said, "Unlike many detective series, Grafton's seem only to get better each time out." With P is for Peril, she once again proves that point.
	www.mpr.org /www/books/titles/grafton_pisforperil.shtml (288 words)

	Buy.com - S Is for Silence : Sue Grafton : ISBN 0399152970
		The daughter of lawyer and mystery writer C. Grafton, Sue Grafton attended the University of Louisville where she graduated with a B.A. in 1961.
		Grafton's biography, "'G' is for Grafton", goes further in describing Millhone than it does her creator, although it does illuminate the many similarities between the two.
		Grafton had three children in her two marriages previous to her third, to writing partner Steven Humphrey.
	www.buy.com /prod/S_is_for_Silence/q/loc/653/31193264.html (743 words)

	Bookreporter.com - Author Profile: Sue Grafton
		New York Times bestselling author Sue Grafton is published in 28 countries and 26 languages – including Estonian, Bulgarian, and Indonesian.
		Sue divides her time between Montecito, California and Louisville, Kentucky, where she was born and raised.
		Grafton has been married to Steve Humphrey for more than twenty years.
	www.bookreporter.com /authors/au-grafton-sue.asp (145 words)

	Bookreporter.com - M IS FOR MALICE by Sue Grafton
		Grafton's M puzzled me so much I was convinced I'd figured out who was going to do the murder before it even happened!
		I even told a friend I feared that Grafton had lost her touch because I was convinced I knew the outcome before 75 pages had flipped by.
		Grafton's touch is stronger than ever in M IS FOR MALICE.
	www.bookreporter.com /reviews/0449223604.asp (410 words)

	Amazon.com: Sue Grafton: Three Complete Novels; A, B & C : A is for Alibi; B is for Burglar; C is for Corpse: Books: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sue Grafton GHI Gift Collection : "G" Is for Gumshoe, "H" Is for Homicide, "I" Is for Innocent by Sue Grafton
		Grafton transends detective fiction-- her private eye is a wonderful creation with sharp eye, mind, and tongue.
		The pleasure in these works is not really in the mystery-- Grafton sometimes reels her solutions in from out beyond the left field fence-- but in the wonderful voice of her main character.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/051720679X?v=glance (1064 words)

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