F Is for Fugitive. Inscribed by Sue Grafton. First Edition, First Printing. Holt & Co. New York, 1989.

American author Sue Grafton produced one of the most popular detective series of all time with her Alphabet novels, featuring detective Kinsey Millhone. The novels are engaging, plot-driven, and suspenseful. They have maintained a dedicated readership over the decades. F Is for Fugitive is one of her most popular novels in the series. It was drafted during Grafton’s most successful and prolific years as an author, capturing the height of her powers. It follows Millhone through the sordid case of Jean Timberlake’s murder. Millhone works from the perspective of the previously convicted Bailey Fowler, who escaped prison but claims his innocence. It is a complicated mystery, a classic of the series.

This first edition, first printing is inscribed by Grafton on the title page. It is in fine condition. In the original quarter cloth, fine. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, fine. Grafton’s inscription is notable for its endorsement of the fictional craft texts of Lawrence Block.

A fine inscribed first edition of F Is for Fugitive.