Sue Grafton

Sue Grafton
Grafton in 2009
Born	Sue Taylor Grafton (1940-04-24)April 24, 1940 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	December 28, 2017(2017-12-28) (aged 77) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.[1]
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Louisville
Occupation	Novelist
Spouse	Steven F. Humphrey
Parent	C. W. Grafton (father)
Writing career
Period	1964–2017 (first published novel: 1967)
Genre	Mystery
Notable works	Kinsey Millhone Alphabet series
Signature
Website	suegrafton.com

Sue Taylor Grafton (April 24, 1940 – December 28, 2017) was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" ("A" Is for Alibi, etc.) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. The daughter of detective novelist, C. W. Grafton, she said the strongest influence on her crime novels was author, Ross Macdonald. Before her success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies.