num_pages: 480
description: Finally in paperback and now fully revised and updated through "O" Is for Outlaw, the reader's companion to the world of Sue Grafton's Kinsey MillhoneWith the cooperation of Sue Grafton, who provided unprecedented access to her working journals, authors Natalie Hevener Kaufman and Carol McGinnis Kay have created a fully dimensional biography of Kinsey Millhone that will answer every question readers have ever had. Here is a feast for Kinsey's fans, including such features as time lines, maps, floor plans, case logs, and photographs.But this book is also a revealing journey into the mind and work habits of Kinsey's creator. You'll learn why Grafton chose to write detective fiction and how she responds to runaway plot lines and unruly characters. You will find out what titles she has discarded in the series, what she plans for Kinsey's future, and how she sees their evolving relationship. Ultimately, you'll understand why Grafton is so esteemed in the field of detective fiction and, from an analysis of her craft, why she has earned so prominent a place in American letters.
language: English
title: "G" is for Grafton: The World of Kinsey Millhone... Revised and Updated through "O" IS FOR OUTLAW
titlecomplete: "G" is for Grafton: The World of Kinsey Millhone... Revised and Updated through "O" IS FOR OUTLAW
genres: Biography, Reference, Mystery, Detective, Nonfiction, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 505
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best Nonfiction, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Critical/Biographical
publisher: Holt Paperbacks