Q is for Quarry, Grafton, 1ST EDITION & PRINT, Inscribed by author, Putnam, 2002

Description: Here on offer is a very nice copy of Sue Grafton's 17th novel in the "Alphabet" murder series, Q is for Quarry, based on an unsolved murder in California in 1969. This is a true 1st edition, 1st printing of the work, Inscribed by the author, and published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 2002. The dustjacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve. ************************************************************************************************************************************** "She was a 'Jane Doe', an unidentified white female whose decomposed body was discovered near a quarry off California's Highway 1. The case fell to the Santa Teresa County Sheriff's Department, but the detectives had little to go on, and after months of investigation, the murder remained unsolved. That was eighteen years ago. Now the two men who found the body, both nearing the end of long careers in law enforcement, want one last shot at the case . . . and they turn to Kinsey Millhone to help them find closure. But revisiting the past can be a dangerous business, and what begins with the pursuit of Jane Doe's real identity ends in a high-risk hunt for her killer." ______________________________________________________________________________________________ "Sue Taylor Grafton (April 24, 1940 – December 28, 2017) was an 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 said the strongest influence on her crime novels was author Ross Macdonald. Before her success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies. . . . Her experience as a screenwriter taught her the basics of structuring a story, writing dialogue, and creating action sequences. Grafton then felt ready to return to writing fiction. . . . In 2019, an award in Grafton's memory was established by G.P. Putnam's Sons and is under the aegis of the Mystery Writers of America." The above text was taken from, respectively, Pan Macmillan publishers (via Google Books) and Wikipedia.[Grafton, Sue. Q is for Quarry. United Kingdom: Pan Macmillan, 2011.] This handsome book, inscribed by the author, would be a worthy addendum to your 1st editions library.

Price: 29.95 USD

Location: College Station, Texas

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