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First edition cover of the book "Q" Is for Quarry by Sue Grafton |
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Author(s) | Sue Grafton |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Alphabet Mysteries |
Genre(s) | Mystery |
Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | 2002-10-14 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 285 pp (first edition) |
ISBN | 9780399149153 |
OCLC Number | 49618561 |
Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 21 |
LC Classification | PS3557.R13 Q15 2002 |
Preceded by | "P" Is for Peril |
Followed by | "R" Is for Ricochet |
"Q" Is for Quarry is the seventeenth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels[1][2][3] and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California.[4]
Though the book is a work of fiction, it is based on an unsolved homicide that occurred in Santa Barbara County in August 1969. A Jane Doe victim had been dumped near a quarry in Lompoc, California, and never identified. At a dinner party, Sue Grafton had a conversation with Dr. Robert Failing, who mentioned the case. He is the forensic pathologist who worked for the Coroner's Office which had retained her maxilla and mandible. The victim was never identified, and never associated with any known missing person's case. It was hoped that the additional publicity generated by the book (along with the facial reconstruction done, funded by Grafton), would help turn up additional leads, but so far, unsuccessfully.[5] The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department is still hoping to find additional leads.[6]
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