SUE GRAFTON (April 24, 1940 - December 28, 2017)

Sue Taylor Grafton was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the 'alphabet series' featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California.

A message from her daughter:

Hello Dear Readers. This is Sue's daughter, Jamie. I am sorry to tell you all that Sue passed away last night after a two year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family, including her devoted and adoring husband Steve. Although we knew this was coming, it was unexpected and fast. She had been fine up until just a few days ago, and then things moved quickly. Sue always said that she would continue writing as long as she had the juice. 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. 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.

T is for Trespass (2007)

T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I actually have been enjoying my step away from heavy tomes. Thrillers and mysteries are just the comfort reading I have needed.

Set in the small southern California town of Santa Teresa, Sue Grafton's Private Investigator Kinsey Millhone and her friends always assure an engrossing story. This one is particularly disturbing.

"T is for Trespass, dealing with issues of identity theft, elder abuse, betrayal of trust, and the breakdown in the institutions charged with caring for the weak and the dependent, could not be more timely." (from the fly leaf)

In the twentieth book in the series, has Kinsey met her match finally? I turned pages until way past my bedtime to find out. Now I have to get a copy of U is for Undertow and catch up since V is for Vengeance comes out in November!


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S is for Silence (2005)

S is for Silence by Sue Grafton

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Sue Grafton writes a solid mystery. How could anyone not enjoy time spent with private detective Kinsey Millhone? I haven't read one of Grafton's books for a long while and I did have a bit of trouble keeping all the male characters straight although that could reveal my lack of attention to details. I also suspect that this is the only book I have EVER read that used the word 'cattywumpus' in a sentence. That alone makes it special.

Still on my book shelf is T is for Trespass. Since V is for Vengeance comes out November 14, 2011, I probably should pick up a copy of  U is for Undertow. I may not have read ALL the books in the series but I know I am close. Since A is for Alibi appeared in 1983, Grafton has produced a new title in the alphabet series at the pace of about one a year, something for which her readers, no doubt, are thankful!

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