Sue Grafton: The author whose detective novels spanned the alphabet

Sue Grafton, a prolific author of detective novels known for an alphabetically titled series that began in 1982 with A Is for Alibi, died on Thursday night in Santa Barbara, California. She was 77.
 
Her daughter Jamie Clark, announcing the death on the author's website and Facebook page, said Grafton had cancer.
 
With the publication of her latest book in August, Grafton's alphabetical series had reached Y Is for Yesterday.
 
"She was adamant that her books would never be turned into movies or TV shows," her daughter wrote, "and in that same vein, she would never allow