SUE GRAFTON

Sue Grafton entered the mystery field in l982 with the publication of 'A' Is For Alibi, which introduced female hard-boiled private investigator, Kinsey Millhone, operating out of the fictional town of Santa Teresa, (a.k.a. Santa Barbara) California.  'B' Is For Burglar followed in l985 and since then, she has added 15 novels to the series, now referred to as 'the alphabet' mysteries.  She has won many awards for her work and was inducted into The American Academy of Achievement in June, 2000.

In addition, she's published 8 Kinsey Millhone short stories, and with her husband, Steven Humphrey, has written numerous movies for television, including A Killer In The Family (starring Robert Mitchum), Love On The Run (starring Alec Baldwin and Stephanie Zimbalist) and two Agatha Christie adaptations---Sparkling Cyanide, and Carribean Mystery, which was filmed at the El Encanto Hotel and starred Helen Hayes.

Sue recently completed 'R' which will be published in October 2004 and is currently at work on 'S'.

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