![]() But I had been known to, at times, trim my bangs with manicure scissors. I may have had more clothes than she, and more than just that one black dress. Like me, she was independent, unmarried, no children, supporting herself. Here was Kinsey, who could easily have been a friend I hung out with. Until Sue Grafton (and, to be fair, Sara Paretsky and Marcia Muller). To this day I have never read a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys (though I liked the TV series.)īut at the time I had stopped reading mysteries because no new author was speaking to me. I started with Rex Stout, Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler. I had been a lifetime mystery reader since I was about nine years old. I clearly remember when a friend of mine mentioned that he had heard about this new author who had these kind of cute titles-each began with a letter of the alphabet-and they were about this female private detective. “Respectfully submitted, Kinsey Millhone” The day before yesterday I killed someone and the fact weighs heavily on my mind.” I am thirty-two years old, twice divorced, no kids. I am a private investigator, licensed by the state of California. The Kinsey Millhone novels were true touchstones, cultural icons, and, in some way, life changing. Grafton’s best-selling “alphabet series,” featuring Southern California private detective Kinsey Millhone, made her one of the most popular mystery novelists of her time.Īnd none of us wanted 2017 to end this way.įor many of us who began reading about Kinsey in her early days, Grafton’s character was more than just a private detective, and her novels were more than just another mystery series to be enjoyed. Mystery Scene offers our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and readers. (Her final book, Y Is for Yesterday, was published in August.) Because of all of those things, and out of the deep abiding love and respect for our dear sweet Sue, as far as we in the family are concerned, the alphabet now ends at Y.” Many of you also know that she was adamant that her books would never be turned into movies or TV shows, and in that same vein, she would never allow a ghost writer to write in her name. Sue always said that she would continue writing as long as she had the juice. ![]() She had been fine up until just a few days ago, and then things moved quickly. ![]() Although we knew this was coming, it was unexpected and fast. She was surrounded by family, including her devoted and adoring husband, Steve. I am sorry to tell you all that Sue passed away last night after a two-year battle with cancer. In announcing Grafton’s passing, her daughter posted this on the Sue Grafton Facebook page: Sue Grafton died December 28 in Santa Barbara, California, following a two-year battle with cancer. “The alphabet now ends at Y,” stated Sue Grafton’s daughter, Jamie Clark, on the author’s Facebook page regarding her mother’s passing.
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