By Associated Press

Published: 19:52 GMT, 29 December 2017 | Updated: 21:13 GMT, 29 December 2017

Mystery writer Sue Grafton has died in Santa Barbara, California. She was 77.

Her daughter, Jamie Clark, posted news of her mother’s death on Grafton’s web page Friday.

She says her mother passed away Thursday night after a two-year battle with cancer and was surrounded by family, including Grafton’s husband, Steve.

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2002 file photo, mystery writer Sue Grafton poses for a portrait in New York. Grafton has died in Santa Barbara, Calif., at the age of 77. Her daughter, Jamie Clark says her mother passed away Thursday night, Dec. 28, 2017, after a two-year battle with cancer and was surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Gino Domenico, file)

FILE – In this Oct. 15, 2002 file photo, mystery writer Sue Grafton poses for a portrait in New York. Grafton has died in Santa Barbara, Calif., at the age of 77. Her daughter, Jamie Clark says her mother passed away Thursday night, Dec. 28, 2017, after a two-year battle with cancer and was surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Gino Domenico, file)

Grafton was the author of the so-called Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series in which each book title begins with a letter from the alphabet. The last was ‘Y is for Yesterday.’

Her daughter concluded her posting by saying, ‘the alphabet now ends at Y.’

The alphabet now ends at Y: Grafton's daughter Jamie Clark announced her mother's death  

The alphabet now ends at Y: Grafton's daughter Jamie Clark announced her mother's death  

The alphabet now ends at Y: Grafton’s daughter Jamie Clark announced her mother’s death  

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