Sue Grafton
American writer (1940-2017) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 77
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.
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Dashiell Hammett Influenced Sue
Ross Macdonald Influenced Sue
Richard C. Sarafian Directed Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
Season Hubley Also in Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
Gunnar Hellström Directed Mark, I Love You (1980)
Bobby Roth Directed Tonight's the Night (1987)
Robert Day Directed Walking Through the Fire (1979)
Richard T. Heffron Directed A Killer in the Family (1983)- Gus Trikonis Directed Love on the Run (1985)
Cassie Yates Also in Mark, I Love You and A Caribbean Mystery
David Susskind Produced Walking Through the Fire (1979)- Stan Hough Produced Walking Through the Fire (1979)
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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.
