Internationally acclaimed mystery author Sue Grafton has
died. She was 77.
She was not on the list.
Grafton, a Louisville native, had been battling cancer and
died around 11:30 p.m. Thursday in Santa Barbara, California, said her husband,
Steve Humphrey.
Grafton was a contemporary American author well known for
her alphabet mystery series featuring investigator Kinsey Millhone.
The series began with "A is for Alibi" in 1982 and
continued through "Y is for Yesterday," released in August 2017.
The novels have since been published in 28 countries and in
26 languages. In 2013, Grafton marked the 30th anniversary of the series by
releasing "Kinsey & Me," a set of stories that revealed the
investigator's origins and gave insight into the author's past.
Grafton, born in April 1940, graduated from the University
of Louisville with a B.A. in English in 1961, according to a U of L profile of
her. Over the years, she's received more than 30 prestigious awards and honors,
including being named Kentucky's 2007 Distinguished American by the A.B.
"Happy" Chandler Foundation and being inducted into the American
Academy of Achievement.
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