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Grafton, 77, died in Santa Barbara, California, on Thursday
surrounded by her family, her daughter, Jamie Clark, said in a
note on Grafton's website.
Grafton was best known for a series of murder mystery novels
that each begins with a different letter of the alphabet. The
last was "Y is for Yesterday," which was published in August.
"Sue passed away last night after a two year battle with
cancer," her daughter wrote.
"Although we knew this was coming, it was unexpected and fast.
She had been fine up until just a few days ago, and then things
moved quickly," Clark added.
Grafton had never allowed her books to be turned into movies or
TV shows, and her daughter said she was adamantly against ghost
writers.
"As far as we in the family are concerned, the alphabet now ends
at Y," Clark wrote.
Grafton's novels feature feisty female private investigator
Kinsey Millhone who lives in the fictional California town of
Santa Teresa.
The first, "A is for Alibi," was published in 1982. The books
have been translated into 26 languages and regularly topped best
seller lists in the United States.
Grafton was praised for her wit and her characters. She won
numerous honors for her work including from the British Crime
Writers' Association and the Mystery Writers of America.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Diane Craft and Leslie
Adler)
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