Pity the poor writer of a best-selling murder series. Say, Sue Grafton. She's the one with the alphabet series, now up to "S is for Silence." I'll spare you the need to sing the alphabet song on your ...

A statement shared by her sister Jamie on Friday (December 29) delivered the sad news that the beloved writer had succumbed to a two-year struggle with cancer. Her family's statement read: "I am sorry ...

NEW YORK - Sue Grafton needed a fresh plot for the 17th mystery in her alphabet series. So she turned to a real murder. "'Q' Is for Quarry," set in 1987, features Grafton's famous private eye, Kinsey ...