One of my most favorite authors is Sue Grafton. She is the reason I love mysteries so much! I've become an intimate of her character, P.I. Kinsey Millhone, through 23 amazing novels, but I knew little about her creator, the notoriously private Grafton. That has now changed.
In Kinsey and Me, Sue Grafton has re-published nine short stories that appeared in magazines and other publications starting in 1986. They all feature Kinsey in satisfying vignettes of crime designed to begin and end in only a few short pages. That is quite an amazing feat when you really think about it. In the preface Grafton describes the process required to successfully produce a short crime story. It is very interesting! I loved each and every one of these little mysteries.
I always knew that Sue Grafton was a great writer, but I only knew her through the vehicle of Kinsey and her cases. The second part of the book proved to me just what an outstanding writer she really is. The thirteen stories of part two feature Kit Blue, who is really just Sue Grafton as her younger self. Sue grew up in a troubled home, with an alcoholic mother and a father who left Sue and her older sister to their own devices. In reality, she grew up parentless, and through Kit Blue we find out how her experiences in childhood and beyond made her who she is today. I know, you can say that about anyone, but not everyone has written 23 fantastic books over a period of 30 years. I'm just saying!! If you love Sue Grafton and Kinsey, you will love Kinsey and Me. If you are from outer space you've never heard of her, read Kinsey and Me. You'll love her, too!
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