Sue Grafton




 

Sue Grafton

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born
April 24, 1940

gender
female

place of birth
Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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genre
Mystery & Thrillers


about this author

Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2003.

Family History:

Father: C.W. Grafton, born 1909, third son of Presbyterian Missionaries, born and raised in China, educated Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina; practicing attorney in Louisville, Kentucky with a 40-year specialty in municipal bonds. Author of THE RAT BEGAN TO GNAW THE ROPE, THE ROPE BEGAN TO HANG THE BUTCHER, BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT, MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER NAGEL. Died, 1982.

Mother: Vivian Harnsberger, oldest daughter of Presbyterian Missionaries; born 1908 in Spruce, West Virginia, raised in China, educated at Radford State Teachers College with a degree in secondary education; taught high school chemistry before her ma...more




books by Sue Grafton

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avg rating: 3.73 | 30259 ratings | 44 distinct works
A is for Alibi A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton
avg rating 3.64 — 2444 ratings — published 1983
41 editions
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B is for Burglar B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton
avg rating 3.71 — 1903 ratings — published 1985
26 editions
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C is for Corpse C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton
avg rating 3.73 — 1721 ratings — published 1986
27 editions
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D is for Deadbeat D is for Deadbeat (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton
avg rating 3.71 — 1631 ratings — published 1987
20 editions
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F is for Fugitive F is for Fugitive (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton
avg rating 3.74 — 1566 ratings — published 1989
25 editions
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E is for Evidence E is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton
avg rating 3.74 — 1469 ratings — published 1988
20 editions
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I is for Innocent I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton
avg rating 3.75 — 1396 ratings — published 1992
24 editions
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M is for Malice M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton
avg rating 3.76 — 1364 ratings — published 1996
16 editions
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T is for Trespass T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton
avg rating 3.75 — 1347 ratings — published 2007
11 editions
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G is for Gumshoe G is for Gumshoe (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)
by Sue Grafton
avg rating 3.75 — 1328 ratings — published 1990
18 editions
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quotes by Sue Grafton

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"Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it."
Sue Grafton
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"It's pitiful to have a life in which junk food is awarded the same high status as sex."
Sue Grafton
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""He might be a man without character, but she was a woman without courage. Of the two, which was worse?""
Sue Grafton (S is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone Mystery))
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