"Except for cases that clearly involve a homicidal maniac, the police like to believe murders are committed by those we know and love, and most of the time they're right--a chilling thought when you sit down to dinner with a family of five. All those potential killers passing their plates."
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Novelists from the United StatesDetective fiction authorsPeople from LouisvilleNovelists from KentuckyWomen born in the 1940s
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"A" Is for Alibi (1982)
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Sue Grafton
Sue Taylor Grafton (April 24, 1940 - December 28, 2017) was an American author of detective novels.
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