Sue Grafton (1940–2017)
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Sue Grafton was born in Louisville, Kentucky on April 24, 1940. She received a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Louisville in 1961. Her first novel Keziah Dane was published in 1967. Her second novel, The Lolly-Madonna War, was published in 1969 and she adapted it into näytä lisää a screenplay. After that movie was released in 1973, she worked intermittently writing for television. A series she created, Nurse, ran for two seasons on CBS in the early 1980s. Her writing career took off when A Is for Alibi was published in 1982 and received the Mysterious Stranger Award. This was the beginning of the Kinsey Millhone Mystery series. B Is for Burglar won the Shamus and Anthony Awards and C Is for Corpse won the Anthony Award. She also received the Cartier Diamond Dagger, the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bouchercon, and the Ross Macdonald Literary Award. She died from cancer on December 28, 2017 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
Image credit: Photographed at BookPeople in Austin, Texas by Frank Arnold
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Writing Mysteries: A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America (1992) — Toimittaja — 427 kappaletta
Sue Grafton ABC Gift Collection: "A" Is for Alibi, "B" Is for Burglar, "C" Is for Corpse (1997) 73 kappaletta
Sue Grafton DEF Gift Collection: "D" Is for Deadbeat, "E" Is for Evidence, "F" Is for Fugitive (2005) 42 kappaletta
Sue Grafton GHI Gift Collection: "G" Is for Gumshoe, "H" Is for Homicide, "I" Is for Innocent (2005) 30 kappaletta
The Alphabet Mysteries: A-S 14 kappaletta
Sue Grafton 3 kappaletta
"C" Is For Courses 2 kappaletta
H is for Homicide / I is for Innocent / J Is for Judgment / K is for Killer / L Is for Lawless 2 kappaletta
L Is for Lawless / M Is for Malice 2 kappaletta
The entire "Alphabet" series 2 kappaletta
The Alphabet Mysteries: A-T 2 kappaletta
The Kinsey Millhone Novels (Books A-F) 1 kappale
A - Z 1 kappale
Kinsey Millhone Book Novels (Books S-Y) 1 kappale
Deadly Allies - A Little Missionary Work 1 kappale
y is for Yesterday 1 kappale
Carl the Coward 1 kappale
de homicidio 1 kappale
If You Want It Done Right 1 kappale
"C" de Cadáver 1 kappale
Come Killer 1 kappale
The Alphabet Mysteries: G-K 1 kappale
The Alphabet Mysteries: E-F, I, L-S 1 kappale
A Little Missionary Work [short fiction] 1 kappale
The Alphabet Mysteries: O-T 1 kappale
T is for Trespass / U is for Undertow 1 kappale
Omnibus 1 kappale
N Is for Noose [abridged] 1 kappale
The Alphabet Mysteries: G-S 1 kappale
Sue Grafton - member choice 1 kappale
The Parker Shotgun 1 kappale
Three complete novels 1 kappale
O is for Outlaw / T is for Tresspass 1 kappale
Z is for Zero 1 kappale
J is for Judgement / K is for Killer 1 kappale
The Lying Game 1 kappale
Associated Works
Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do (2013) — Avustaja — 179 kappaletta
The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Wickedly Good Meals and Desserts to Die For (2015) — Avustaja — 126 kappaletta
The New Mystery: The International Association of Crime Writers' Essential Crime Writing of the Late 20th Century (1993) — Avustaja — 62 kappaletta
Writing the Private Eye Novel: A Handbook by the Private Eye Writers of America (1997) — Avustaja — 55 kappaletta
A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Avustaja — 45 kappaletta
Deadly Allies: Private Eye Writers of America/Sisters in Crime Collaborative Anthology (1992) — Avustaja — 43 kappaletta
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: First Annual Edition (1992) — Avustaja — 16 kappaletta
Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths by 8 of the Best Women Mystery Writers (1991) — Avustaja — 6 kappaletta
Time-Life Book Digest: "I" is for Innocent | The Trail to Seven Pines | Who Killed My Daughter? | French Silk (1992) — Avustaja — 2 kappaletta
Válogatott könyvek 34. Harlan Coben - Lidércnyomás; Alan Titchmarsh - Apa csak egy van; Sue Grafton - P mint… (2004) — Tekijä — 2 kappaletta
Válogatott könyvek 16. John Grisham - A végrendelet; Stuart Harrison - A fehér sólyom; Sam Llewellyn - Vashotel;… (2000) 1 kappale
Reader's Digest Select Editions: You Belong to Me • Archangel • Cloud Nine • “N” is for Noose (1999) 1 kappale
Het Beste Boek 220: Spoorloos / De rookspringer / P staat voor pijngrens / Jonge honden, oude helden (2003) — Tekijä — 1 kappale
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Yleistieto
- Kanoninen nimi
- GRAFTON, Sue
- Virallinen nimi
- Grafton, Sue Taylor
- Syntymäaika
- 1940-04-24
- Kuolinaika
- 2017-12-28
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Louisville, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
- Kuolinpaikka
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
- Kuolinsyy
- Càncer
- Asuinpaikat
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Monica, California, USA - Koulutus
- University of Louisville (1961 | BA | English Literature)
Western Kentucky State Teachers College - Ammatit
- admission clerk
cashier
secretary
screenwriter
detective novelist - Suhteet
- Grafton, C. W. (father)
- Organisaatiot
- Pi Beta Phi
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Romantic Times Career Achievement Award (Female Sleuth ∙ 2004)
Cartier Diamond Dagger (2008)
Shamus Award (The Eye for Lifetime Achievement ∙ 2003)
MWA Grand Master (2009)
Christopher Award (1979) - Agentti
- Molly Friedrich (Aaron Priest Literary Agency)
- Lyhyt elämäkerta
- Grafton was born in Louisville, Kentucky April 24 1940; graduated University of Louisville, BA 1961 with a major in English Literature, minors in Humanities and Fine Arts.
She married to Steven F. Humphrey with three children from previous marriages: a daughter, Leslie; a son, Jay; a daughter, Jamie; and four granddaughters, Erin, age 21, Kinsey, age 13, Taylor, age 4, and Addison, age 2.
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