I Is for Innocent. Signed by Sue Grafton. First Edition, First Printing. Holt. New York, 1992.

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 Is for Innocent, Millhone takes over an investigation she believes is nearly complete, but the truth turns out to be more complicated. Told in the manner of a legal case, I Is for Innocent is a riveting narrative about vindication, murder, and deceit.

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 faded spine.

A near-fine signed first edition of I Is for Innocent.