American writer (1940-2017) · 1940-2017
Sue Grafton Books in Order
34 books · 2 series · 1967-2017
Sue Taylor Grafton was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" 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.
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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | "A" Is for Alibi | 1982 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | "B" Is for Burglar | 1985 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | "G" Is for Gumshoe | 1990 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | "H" Is for Homicide | 1991 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | "I" Is for Innocent | 1992 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | "K" Is for Killer | 1994 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | "N" Is for Noose | 1998 | Amazon |
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  | "C" Is for Corpse | 1986 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | "D" Is for Deadbeat | 1987 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | "E" Is for Evidence | 1988 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | "F" Is for Fugitive | 1989 | Amazon |
| 23 |  | "W" Is for Wasted | 2013 | Amazon |
Standalone books
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Keziah Dane | 1967 | Amazon |
| 2 | The Lolly-Madonna War | 1969 | Amazon | |
| 3 | The Parker Shotgun | 1986 | Amazon | |
| 4 |  | "J" Is for Judgement | 1993 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | "J" Is for Judgment | 1993 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | "L" Is for Lawless | 1995 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | "M" Is for Malice | 1996 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | ABC Mystery Collection | 1997 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | The Best American Mystery Stories 1998 | 1998 | Amazon |
| 10 |  | "O" Is for Outlaw | 1999 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | Novels | 1999 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | The Oxford Book of Detective Stories | 2000 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | "P" Is for Peril | 2001 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | "Q" Is for Quarry | 2002 | Amazon |
| 15 |  | "R" Is for Ricochet | 2004 | Amazon |
| 16 |  | "S" Is for Silence | 2005 | Amazon |
| 17 |  | "T" Is for Trespass | 2007 | Amazon |
| 18 |  | "U" Is for Undertow | 2009 | Amazon |
| 19 |  | Sue Grafton Novel Collection | 2009 | Amazon |
| 20 |  | "V" Is for Vengeance | 2011 | Amazon |
| 21 |  | "X" | 2015 | Amazon |
| 22 |  | "Y" Is for Yesterday | 2017 | Amazon |
Reading Sue Grafton in order
Sue Grafton has 2 series in our catalogue. Each one above is listed in reading order with its position number, so you can start at book one and work forward.
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