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Language
  
English

Publication date
  
2002-10-14

Pages
  
285 pp (first edition)

Author
  
Followed by
  
R is for Ricochet

Publisher
  
3.9/5
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Country
  
United States

Series
  
Alphabet Mysteries

Media type
  
Print (hardcover)

Originally published
  
14 October 2002

Preceded by
  
"P" is for Peril

Genre
  
Mystery

"Q" Is for Quarry "Q" Is for Quarry

Similar
  
Works by Sue Grafton, Kinsey Millhone books, Mystery books

"Q" Is for Quarry is the 17th novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California.

Though the book is a work of fiction, it is based on an unsolved homicide that occurred in Santa Barbara County, California 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. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is still hoping to find additional leads, and has the images of the facial reconstruction on their page.

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"Q" Is for Quarry Wikipedia


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