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Sue Grafton Sue Grafton, W is for Wasted author event. (added from Penguin) Sue Grafton Sue Grafton, W is for Wasted author event. (added from Penguin) Sue Grafton has 9 past events. (show)  Sue Grafton Sue Grafton Sue Grafton Sue Grafton discusses V Is for Vengeance. The new Kinsey Millhone novel from the #1 New York Times- bestselling author. Kinsey on Kinsey: "I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I'm given the opportunity to get even first." - from V is for Vengeance. A woman with a murky past who kills herself-or was it murder? A dying old man cared for by the son he pummeled mercilessly. A lovely woman whose life is about to splinter into a thousand fragments. A professional shoplifting ring racking up millions in stolen goods. A brutal and unscrupulous gangster. A wandering husband, rich and powerful. A spoiled kid awash in gambling debt thinking he can beat the system. A lonely widower mourning the death of his lover, desperate for answers that may be worse than the pain of his loss. An elegant but ruthless businessman whose dealings are definitely outside the law: the spider at the center of the web. And Kinsey Millhone, whose thirty-eighth-birthday gift is a punch in the face that leaves her with two black eyes and a busted nose. V: Victim. Violence. Vengeance. Sue Grafton is published in 28 countries and 26 languages -- including Estonian, Bulgarian, and Indonesian. She's an international bestseller with a readership in the millions. She's a writer who believes in the form that she has chosen to mine: "The mystery novel offers a world in which justice is served. Maybe not in a court of law," she has said, "but people do get their just desserts." And like Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald, Robert Parker and the John D. MacDonald the best of her breed she has earned new respect for that form. Her readers appreciate her buoyant style, her eye for detail, her deft hand with character, her acute social observances, and her abundant storytelling talents. But who is the real Sue Grafton? Many of her readers think she is simply a version of her character and alter ego Kinsey Millhone. Here are Kinsey's own words in the early pages of N Is for Noose: "So there I was barreling down the highway in search of employment and not at all fussy about what kind of work I'd take. I wanted distraction. I wanted some money, escape, anything to keep my mind off the subject of Robert Deitz. I'm not good at good-byes. I've suffered way too many in my day and I don't like the sensation. On the other hand, I'm not that good at relationships. Get close to someone and the next thing you know, you've given them the power to wound, betray, irritate, abandon you, or bore you senseless. My general policy is to keep my distance, thus avoiding a lot of unruly emotion. In psychiatric circles, there are names for people like me." Those are sentiments that hit home for Grafton's readers. And she has said that Kinsey is herself, only younger, smarter, and thinner. But are they an apt description of Kinsey's creator? Well, she's been married to Steve Humphrey for more than twenty years. She has three kids and two grandkids. She loves cats, gardens, and good cuisine not quite the nature-hating, fast-food loving Millhone. So: readers and reviewers beware. Never assume the author is the character in the book. Sue, who has a home in Montecito, California ("Santa Theresa") and another in Louisville, the city in which she was born and raised, is only in her imagination Kinsey Millhone -- but what a splendid imagination it is. (Biography from author website.) (jasbro)… (more) Sue Grafton Sue Grafton signs V is for Vengeance. Due to the expected crowd you have to buy tickets to attend this event. (trav) Sue Grafton Sue Grafton reads from V is For Vengeance. Our Books at the Biltmore Party kicks off Sue Grafton’s book tour. Cash bar and buffet when doors open at 6:00 PM. A conversation and Q&A with the author followed by a book signing begins at 7:00 PM. This event is free but please note that any books to be autographed by Ms. Grafton must be purchased at the event. Nov. 14 is the on-sale date. Fans traveling into town for the event should contact the Arizona Biltmore Resort directly for room reservations or check other hotel options. A woman with a murky past who kills herself-or was it murder? A dying old man cared for by the son he pummeled mercilessly. A lovely woman whose life is about to splinter into a thousand fragments. A professional shoplifting ring racking up millions in stolen goods. A brutal and unscrupulous gangster. A wandering husband, rich and powerful. A spoiled kid awash in gambling debt thinking he can beat the system. A lonely widower mourning the death of his lover, desperate for answers that may be worse than the pain of his loss. An elegant but ruthless businessman whose dealings are definitely outside the law: the spider at the center of the web. And Kinsey Millhone, whose thirty-eighth-birthday gift is a punch in the face that leaves her with two black eyes and a busted nose. V: Victim. Violence. Vengeance. (aripoisonedpen)… (more) Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group Sue Grafton, M Is for Malice. Monthly mystery fiction discussion group at a neighborhood library. Participants are encouraged to read the same mystery novel in advance of the meeting, to discuss as a group. Participants are also encouraged to bring a small dessert selection to share with other readers during the meeting. Coffee and/or juice will be provided. This month's selected mystery novel: M is for Malice by Sue Grafton, the thirteenth in her Kinsey Milhone series. (BookGuide)… (more) Sue Grafton Sue Grafton on tour for U Is for Undertow. Grafton’s twenty-first book about Kinsey Millhone, a private investigator, continues explorations into the dark side of the human soul. In this novel, an unemployed college dropout asks Kinsey to help him reconstruct what he may know about the disappearance of a four-year-old girl twenty-one years earlier. He wants Kinsey to help him locate the girl’s body and find the men who killed her. The story moves between the eighties and the sixties, changes points of view, builds multiple subplots and creates memorable characters and forces Kinsey to decide if the client is telling the truth or not. (jasbro)… (more) Sue Grafton Sue Grafton on tour for U Is for Undertow. Sue Grafton, the "master of mystery" and one of America's most popular authors, makes her first visit to the Center for the Book with an exciting new Kinsey Millhone mystery: U Is for Undertow. It's the 21st in her amazing alphabet mystery series, all featuring the heroine "with foibles you can laugh at and whose faults you can forgive." It's the follow-up novel to her bestseller T Is for Trespess. We know you won't want to miss this special pre-Christmas appearance! (jasbro)… (more) 8th Annual Mystery Conference for Writers and Readers Sue GraftonJump Start Crime Bake 2009 with... Friday Night Pizza Party - Free Two Free Friday Seminars Four all new Master Classes Plus all our usual great events and more... New England's finest mystery authors Crime experts Pitch Sessions with Literary Agents Saturday evening banquet (additional fee) Sunday breakfast with the Authors Manuscript Critiques (additional fee) (cyderry)… (more)
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She married to Steven F. Humphrey with three children from previous marriages: a daughter, Leslie; a son, Jay; a daughter, Jamie; and three granddaughters, Erin, age 21, Kinsey, age 13, Taylor, age 4, and Addison, age 2. | |
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