Sue Grafton
Sue Grafton pioneered the female private eye novel with her Kinsey Millhone alphabet series, beginning with A is for Alibi. Her Santa Barbara-based PI combined toughness and vulnerability, providing a template for generations of female investigators. She was a champion of women's voices in crime fiction and completed 25 of the planned 26 novels before her death.
Works
- A is for AlibiPrivate investigator Kinsey Millhone solves her first case investigating a murder decades old
- B is for BurglarKinsey searches for a missing woman and uncovers a dangerous family secret
- G is for GumshoeKinsey investigates a dead woman and finds herself entangled in extortion and blackmail
- R is for RicochetKinsey defends a former cellmate accused of assault in dangerous criminal case
- T is for TrespassKinsey investigates trespassing and theft which lead to shocking murder and hidden truths