In her latest Kinsey Millhone mystery novel, titled "X," she pulls in details that obviously required considerable research and serious thinking to make it all work.
Putnam's Sons, $28.95, 403 pages (f)Īuthor Sue Grafton proves once again that she is no slacker. “I selected A+E Studios as my partner because they understand the importance of maintaining the tone and tenor of Sue’s work and the character and are dedicated to working with us to bring her stories to life in a way that that will please both current and new fans, and will also honor her legacy." X, " by Sue Grafton, G.P. But as the power of television has transformed over time, so too has the quality from writing and acting to the production values and viewing experience,” Humphrey said in a statement issued through A+E and also posted on Grafton’s Facebook page.
From her experience then, she was concerned that her stories and characters would be diminished when they were adapted. “Television has greatly evolved since Sue was writing in Hollywood in the 1980s.
Grafton’s daughter Jamie Clark reaffirmed her mother’s vow when announcing her death four years ago, but the author’s husband and executive producer of the series, Steve Humphrey, says he and the family have agreed that the times - and the medium - have changed. “They’re going to have to pass the word on to my grandchildren: we do not sell out our grandma.” We’ve taken a blood oath, and if they do so I will come back from the grave: which they know I can do,” she told January Magazine. And, I have made my children promise not to sell her. “I will never sell (Kinsey) to Hollywood. They might also remember a vow she made back in 1997, recalling her unhappy experiences writing for television movies before she caught on as a novelist. Grafton’s many fans might celebrate the chance to see her work on the screen, and wonder who might play the famed sleuth Millhone. Lucy Liu to Narrate Audiobook of Celeste Ng's 'Our Missing Hearts' Novel
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