Sue Grafton Books in Order
Sue Grafton has written 33 books, published between 1967 and 2017. The first book is Keziah Dane (1967) and the newest is Y is for Yesterday (2017). Publication order is the reading order below. 26 of the 33 books listed here are in the Kinsey Millhone series, which has its own page: Kinsey Millhone books in order.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 1967–2017
- Confirmed
- 32 of 33 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,385 in 29 of 33 books
- Reading time
- 173–260 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,385 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 33 titles with a page count on record.
Sue Grafton is known for the alphabet mysteries, a California series starring the private investigator Kinsey Millhone that runs from A is for Alibi (1982) to Y is for Yesterday (2017). Grafton's catalogue holds 33 books in total, beginning with the novel Keziah Dane in 1967 and taking in standalones and non-fiction. The catalogue is listed as complete.
The Kinsey Millhone series is set in the fictional town of Santa Teresa, California. Each book is titled after a letter of the alphabet, and Kinsey investigates cases that involve uncovering secrets and dangerous situations.
How many Sue Grafton books are there?
Sue Grafton has 33 books, released between 1967 and 2017. 26 of them belong to the Kinsey Millhone series.
Sue Grafton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Sue Grafton books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119671883/4
- 219691593/4
- 319823204/4
- 419853203/4
- 519862303/4
- 61986–1/4
- 719863203/4
- 819873203/4
- 919883203/4
- 1019893203/4
- 1119903203/4
- 1219914483/4
- 1319913203/4
- 1419923123/4
- 1519924483/4
- 1619923523/4
- 1719933843/4
- 1819943073/4
- 1919943043/4
- 2019963003/4
- 211998–3/4
- 2219993543/4
- 2319994164/4
- 242002–3/4
- 2520043523/4
- 2620044644/4
- 2720073723/4
- 282009–3/4
- 2920115444/4
- 3020133043/4
- 3120135764/4
- 3220145284/4
- 3320174833/4
Sue Grafton series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Kinsey Millhone books in order 26 books
Sue Grafton books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Sue Grafton Short Stories/Novellas
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Sue Grafton Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Sue Grafton Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Sue Grafton Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Sue Grafton books run from Keziah Dane (1967) to Y is for Yesterday (2017), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Sue Grafton in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Sue Grafton books in order?
You only need to read Sue Grafton books in order within the Kinsey Millhone series, which holds 26 of the 33 Sue Grafton books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Sue Grafton
Start with A is for Alibi (1982), the first Kinsey Millhone book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Keziah Dane (1967).
What is the newest Sue Grafton book?
Y is for Yesterday (2017) is the newest Sue Grafton book released so far.
Is there a new Sue Grafton book coming?
No next Sue Grafton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Sue Grafton has won
Wikidata records 14 awards for Sue Grafton. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Anthony Award2018Won
- Shamus Award2014Wonfor Kinsey Millhone
- Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement2011Won
- The Grand Master2009Won
- Cartier Diamond Dagger2008Won
- Ross Macdonald Literary Award2004Won
- Shamus Award1995Wonfor "K" Is for Killer
- Anthony Award for Best Novel1991Wonfor "G" Is for Gumshoe
- Shamus Award1991Wonfor "G" Is for Gumshoe
- Anthony Award for Best Novel1987Wonfor "C" Is for Corpse
- Macavity Awards1987Won
- Anthony Award for Best Short Story1987Wonfor The Parker Shotgun
Printable Sue Grafton Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 33 books in publication order is on the Sue Grafton reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Sue Grafton at a glance
- Died
- Sue Grafton died in 2017, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Sue Grafton on record dates from 2017.
- Release pace
- Sue Grafton books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 10,385 pages across the 29 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sue Grafton books, 13 of 33, were published in the 1990s.
- Corroboration
- 6 of the 33 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 32 in at least three.
What the Sue Grafton books are about
29 of the 33 Sue Grafton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women private investigators is tagged on 21 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women private investigators 21 of 29 books
- Kinsey Millhone (Fictitious character) 19 of 29 books
- Private investigators 18 of 29 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 14 of 29 books
- Mystery & detective 13 of 29 books
- Millhone, kinsey (fictitious character) 12 of 29 books
- California 7 of 29 books
- Murder 3 of 29 books
- Missing persons 2 of 29 books
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