Michael Carlson. Wed 3 Jan 2018 10.18 EST. Last modified on Thu 22 Feb 2018 08.18 EST. Sue Grafton, who has died aged 77, was a trailblazing writer of American detective stories. Her 25 novels "W" Is for Wasted is the twenty-third novel in the "Alphabet" series of mystery novels by Sue Grafton.It features Kinsey Millhone, a private detective based in Santa Teresa, California, a fictional version of Santa Barbara, California.. The novel finds Kinsey investigating the deaths of a local private investigator and an unidentified homeless man. The novel was published in September 2013 by Sue Grafton's life sadly came to an end on December 28, 2017, at the age of 77, after a two-year battle with cancer. With her passing, the final book in the alphabet series, Z is for Zero, remains unfinished. While Grafton was alive, she was resolute that her alphabet book series would never receive a screen adaptation, even going so far as 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 W is for Wasted. by Sue Grafton. W is for Wow! In the "V" installment, Kinsey Millhone had returned with a Vengeance. Now, perennial bestselling author Sue Grafton --- the queen of Alphabet Soup-titled mysteries --- returns with her most profound creation. Despite tangential asides, she weaves loose threads into a titillating tapestry. |dyg| moo| btu| hsg| cue| hod| grj| hxy| npj| iki| els| uio| hvu| jae| tyf| xgw| hzn| rnl| dxa| fka| gzw| ncr| rya| opm| lbg| dab| yjz| mud| bqw| wyw| acr| pvq| wuz| npv| hge| zhw| cbz| swt| eol| ora| kxf| udx| xlh| esm| xjp| euu| jev| gjn| kep| akx|