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hermetic

(8,781 posts) Sat Dec 30, 2017, 03:53 PM Dec 2017

G is for goodbye, Ms. Grafton

Sue Grafton, the author of A Is For Alibi and 24 other mysteries featuring detective Kinsey Millhone, died Thursday at age 77. Her daughter Jamie wrote on Facebook that, "out of the deep abiding love and respect for our dear sweet Sue, as far as we in the family are concerned, the alphabet now ends at Y."

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G is for goodbye, Ms. Grafton (Original Post) hermetic Dec 2017 OP

... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2017 #1

Oh, Dayum! murielm99 Dec 2017 #2

What a great name! Alice11111 Dec 2017 #5

One of my wife's favorites. underpants Dec 2017 #3

I loved her character. We could all relate to so much of her. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #4

RIP Sue Grafton and fair thee well Kinsey Milhone. PufPuf23 Jan 2018 #6

CaliforniaPeggy

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Sat Dec 30, 2017, 04:01 PM

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murielm99

(31,745 posts)

2. Oh, Dayum!

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Sat Dec 30, 2017, 04:23 PM

Dec 2017

I will miss her. Like many here, I have been reading her books since "A."

My dog is named Kinsey, after her detective.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)

5. What a great name!

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Sat Dec 30, 2017, 04:34 PM

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underpants

(189,239 posts)

3. One of my wife's favorites.

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Sat Dec 30, 2017, 04:28 PM

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Alice11111

(5,730 posts)

4. I loved her character. We could all relate to so much of her.

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Sat Dec 30, 2017, 04:34 PM

Dec 2017

She will be missed. She brought me much joy and relief during times of stress.

PufPuf23

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6. RIP Sue Grafton and fair thee well Kinsey Milhone.

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Mon Jan 1, 2018, 11:34 PM

Jan 2018

Started reading Grafton's alphabet detective novels in 2014. "Mavis" was donating her book club books to the lending library at the local senior center. "Mavis" donated the middle of the alphabet.

I was bored for something easy to read after ignoring Grafton for years. Ended up searching out reading copies of the early alphabet and other skips. I actually bought "Y" in hardback new at Costco and looked forward to the now never to be "Z".

Great entertaining writer that grew as an artist.

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