When Sue Grafton Started Her Series With 'A Is For Alibi,' Few People Knew She'd Get To The End Of The Alphabet

How did this all get started? Grafton says, "I was reading an Edward Gorey cartoon book called 'The Gashlycrumb Tinies.' And that's little pen-and-ink drawings of Victorian children being done in in various ways. A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs. B is for Basil, assaulted by bears. C for Claire, who - you know, and on down the alphabet. I thought, what a keen idea."

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