 1967 first edition | |
| Author | Sue Grafton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | The MacMillan Company |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 220 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-1-151-88895-2 |
| Followed by | The Lolly-Madonna War |
Keziah Dane is a 1967 novel by American writer Sue Grafton.[1] A work of mainstream fiction, this novel was published by Grafton when she was 27 years old.[2] This is one of two Sue Grafton novels published before her "Alphabet" series of mystery novels.[3]
This is the fourth novel Grafton wrote but the first one published.[4] Originally written under the title The Seventh Day of Keziah Dane, Grafton entered the unpublished novel in an Anglo-American Book Award contest.[5] The novel did not win, but it drew a publication offer from a British publisher which Grafton used to get an agent who got the book an American publisher, Macmillan.[5]
- ^ Kleber, John E. (2001). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. p. 521. ISBN 978-0-8131-2100-0.
- ^ White, Claire E. (October 1999). "A Conversation With Sue Grafton". Writers Write.
Her first two novels were not mysteries. Her first novel was published when she was 27 (Keziah Dane), and her second was published two years after that (The Lolly-Madonna War).
- ^ McDonnell, Brandy (2007-04-15). "Sue Grafton sees mystery behind ABCs". Daily Oklahoman.
- ^ Richards, Linda L. (1997). ""G" is for Grafton: Sue Grafton's Murderous Moments". January Magazine.
Her first published book was the fourth book she'd written: Keziah Dane published was in 1967.
- ^ a b Beattie, L. Elisabeth (2003). Conversations With Kentucky Writers. University Press of Kentucky. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-8131-9043-3.