Great Stories about Great Storytellers

How Murderous Intent Inspired Sue Grafton's Alphabet Mysteries

Randy Overbeck

In this episode, you'll discover--

  • how Sue Grafton's childhood shaped her perspective on family as evidenced in her novels
  • how Grafton's early attempts at novels met with little success
  • how the author honed her storytelling skills writing screenplays for TV movies
  • how her Alphabet series earned an array of awards and worldwide success
  • how the frustration and ugliness of an event in her personal life led to her creating the plot of the first few Alphabet novels

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