M Is for Malice. Signed by Sue Grafton. First Edition, First Printing. Henry Holt & Co. New York, 1996.

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, but it was a shaky start. The first novel, A Is for Alibi, met mixed reviews upon its publication in 1982. The first printings did not sell as well as expected. It was not until the second novel, B Is for Burglar in 1985, that the series took off. In M Is for Malice, Millhone is hired to track down a wealthy heir. This gets her caught up in family dramas that lead to foul play and criminal proceedings.

This first edition, first printing is signed by Grafton on the title page. It is in near-fine condition. In the original quarter cloth, fine. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, near-fine with only bumping to edges. Price clipped.

A near-fine signed first edition by Sue Grafton.