| "G" Is for Gumshoe | |
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 Cover of the book "G" Is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton. |
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| Author | Sue Grafton |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Alphabet Mysteries |
| Genre(s) | Mystery |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
| Publication date | 1990-05-05[1] |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 261 pp[2] (first edition) |
| ISBN | 9780805004618 |
| OCLC Number | 20560785 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 20 |
| LC Classification | PS3557.R13 G14 1990 |
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"G" Is for Gumshoe is the seventh novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels[3][4] and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California.[1][5]
In "G" Is for Gumshoe, Kinsey Millhone meets up with fellow investigator and body guard Robert Dietz when someone hires a hit man to kill her.[2] While Kinsey is being stalked, she uncovers an unsolved murder that haunts the lives of her client Mrs. Irene Gersh and Irene's "mother" who uses the alias "Agnes Grey" (the title of an Anne Bronte novel).[6]
Awards
"G" Is for Gumshoe was honored with both the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for best novel and Bouchercon's 1991 Anthony Award for Best Novel.[7]
References
- ^ a b Hawkes, Ellen (1990-02-18). "G Is for Grafton: Instead of Killing Her Ex-Husband, Sue Grafton Created a Smart-Mouthed, Hard-Boiled (and Incidentally Female) Detective Named Kinsey Millhone". Los Angeles Times Magazine: p. 20.
- ^ a b "Where Tough and Cream Puff Meet: '"G" Is for Gumshoe' and for Sue Grafton, Who Helped Change the Gender of a Genre". Sacramento Bee: p. EN14. 1990-05-13.
- ^ Casey, Constance (1990-04-30). "A few words with Sue Grafton: 'S' is for the success Santa Barbara author has with her books featuring detective Kinsey Millhone". San Jose Mercury News: p. 9B.
- ^ Kelly, Ed (1990-09-02). "'G' Is for Grafton's Best". The Buffalo News.
- ^ Greene, Douglas G. (1990-06-24). "The Tough and Concerned Kinsey Is Back". The Virginian Pilot: p. C2.
- ^ Natalie Hevener Kaufman, Carol McGinnis Kay (1997). "G" Is for Grafton: The World of Kinsey Millhone (Hardcover ed.). Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-5446-4.
- ^ "Kudos". Daily News of Los Angeles. 1991-10-20.
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