Sue Grafton
Books in Order
Name: Susan Taylor Grafton
Date of birth: 24 April, 1940
Place of birth: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Resides: deceased.
First book: Keziah Dane
Previous employment: secretary
Fun fact #1: Sue says Kinsey is modeled on her, only younger, smarter and thinner.
Fun fact #2: Only two of the first seven novels Sue wrote have been published.
Awards (this is not an exhaustive list):
- Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America
- Ross Macdonald Literary Award
- Anthony Award
Sue Grafton Book List & Suggested Book Order
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Kinsey Millhone Books in Order | |||||||
A is for Alibi | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
B is for Burglar | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
C is for Corpse | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
D is for Deadbeat | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
E is for Evidence | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
F is for Fugitive | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
G is for Gumshoe | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
H is for Homicide | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
I is for Innocent | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
J is for Judgment | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
K is for Killer | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
L is for Lawless | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
M is for Malice | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
N is for Noose | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
O is for Outlaw | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
P is for Peril | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
Q is for Quarry | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
R is for Ricochet | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
S is for Silence | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
T is for Trespass | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
U is for Undertow | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
V is for Vengeance | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
W is for Wasted | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
X | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
Y is for Yesterday | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
Kinsey Millhone Short Stories | |||||||
Kinsey and Me | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
Standalone Novels | |||||||
Keziah Dane | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | x | x | x |
The Lolly-Madonna War | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | x | x | x |
Short Works | |||||||
Full Circle | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
A Little Missionary Work | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | x | x | B & N |
A Poison That Leaves No Trace | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | x | x | x |
The Lying Game | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
If You Want Something Done Right | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
Nonfiction Books | |||||||
The Best American Mystery Stories 1998 | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | x | x | B & N |
Writing Mysteries | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
How I Became an Edgar Allan Poe Convert | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
Teaching a Child to Knit | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | iBooks | Kobo | B & N |
Not Everyone's Cup of Tea | Amazon US | UK | CA | AU | x | x | x |
Sue Grafton Biography
Sue Grafton was born on the 24th of April in 1940, which was a Wednesday. For those readers interested in all things astrological, that means she is a Taurus, which is one of the Earth signs.
Sue Grafton born in Louisville, a city with a population of around 613,000 people. It's in Kentucky, a state in the south-central region of the United States of America (and even though the whole world calls it Kentucky, its official title is the Commonwealth of Kentucky). Sue was one of two daughters born to father C.W. and mother Vivian, the other being Ann. C.W. was a lawyer and was known to write detective stories from time to time. Vivian, on the other hand, rarely left the house. Unfortunately, both Sue's parents were alcoholics, which went a long way toward explaining why her mother was housebound. Because of her parents' addiction, Sue was pretty much left to raise herself from being around five years old.
Sue studied at the University of Louisville and Western Kentucky State Teachers College. During most of this period, she was interested in writing and actually began a novel. It was around this time that she met the man who was to be her first husband. She was married with a baby by the time she was 20 years old. On Sue's twentieth birthday, her mother committed suicide…
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- Kinsey Millhone series in order (Alphabet Series in order)
- Kinsey Millhone short stories in order
- a complete list of short stories & standalone novels
- a complete list of nonfiction
Sue Grafton Interview
Author of the Kinsey Millhone mysteries, Sue Grafton discusses her own criminal past and then moves on to focus on the Alphabet Series in which Kinsey features. She also talks about why she uses multiple points of view for some of her alphabet mystery books.
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Why Read the Sue Grafton Kinsey Millhone Series in Order?
Born in Kentucky, USA, in 1940, Sue Grafton has a few standalone novels, a few nonfiction titles, some short stories, and then a huge collection of fan favorite Kinsey Millhone books, with 25 titles in the series at the time of writing. Having a fun and unique titling system, the author of A is for Alibi delights her fans with the adventures she throws Kinsey into, as if evident by the thousands and thousands of 5-star reviews the series has gained. It's no wonder the books are published in 26 languages.
This Sue Grafton book list not only gives all the Sue Grafton books in chronological order, but will let you see the characters develop and witness events at the correct time, just as Sue intended.
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