Sue Eugène

1999 · Best.-Nr. 25057E — Boca Raton FL: CRC Press 1999. First Edition. From mystery author Sue Grafton’s private research library on crime that she used as she wrote her novels. With the Sue Grafton estate bookplate on the front pastedown and with a letter of authentication from Grafton's husband. Present are many sticky index tabs and post-it notes at places in the text of interest to Grafton. 445 pages with appendix bibliography and index. Fine copy in a near fine bright dust jacket with some minor handling. Sue Grafton 1940 - 2017 is best known as the author of the ‘alphabet series’ which began with A Is for Alibi 1982 featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa CA - roughly modeled after Santa Barbara CA where she made her home. Sadly she did not live long enough to publish the last letter of the alphabet with her final work being Y Is for Yesterday 2017. The daughter of detective novelist C.W. Grafton she said the strongest influence on her crime novels was Ross Macdonald. Before her success with this series she wrote screenplays for television movies. CRC Press unknown