April 12, 2024
G" is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton, Signed, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, Fine/NF
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"G" Is for Gumshoe is the seventh novel in Sue Grafton 's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels [3 ][ 4] and features Kinsey Millhone , a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California .[ 2] [5 ]In "G" Is for Gumshoe , Kinsey Millhone meets fellow investigator Robert Dietz when someone hires a hit man to kill her. [1 ] While Kinsey is being stalked, she uncovers an unsolved murder that haunts the lives of her client Mrs. Irene Gersh and Irene's "mother" who uses the alias "Agnes Grey" (the title of an Anne Brontë novel). [6 ] In other developments in Kinsey's personal story, she loses her VW car, and her friend Vera Lipton becomes engaged. Sue Taylor Grafton (born April 24, 1940) is a contemporary American author of detective novels . She is best known as the author of the 'alphabet series' ( "A" Is for Alibi , etc.) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California . The daughter of detective novelist C. W. Grafton , she has said the strongest influence on her crime novels is author Ross Macdonald . Prior to success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies.Grafton's "B" Is for Burglar and "C" Is for Corpse won the first two Anthony Awards for Best Novel ( 1986 & 1987 ), which are selected by the attendees of the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention , ever awarded.
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