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- In the "Mayham" episode of The Sopranos, Carmela sits by Tony's bedside in the hospital, reading Sue Grafton's "G" Is for Gumshoe.
- In the "Local Ad" episode of The Office, Phyllis goes to a Sue Grafton book signing at the mall to try to get her to be in the Dunder-Mifflin Scranton branch commercial. She is told by Michael Scott not to take no for an answer. After waiting in line, Phyllis meets Grafton, only to be rebuffed by her. Phyllis continues to ask until she is thrown out of the store. Meanwhile, Andy and Creed talk about how "crazy hot" the author is.
- A scene in the film Stranger Than Fiction shows Prof. Hilbert reading a Sue Grafton novel ("I" Is for Innocent) while serving as a lifeguard.
- In the Season 7 episode of Gilmore Girls titled "To Whom It May Concern," Sookie confesses that she sits at the ski lodge reading "R" Is for Ricochet and "S" Is for Silence.
- In the television series Reaper, one of the things Ben looks for in his ideal woman is an interest in Sue Grafton novels. He does eventually find a love interest in a nurse who replies with "G Is For Gumshoe" when he asks if she's reading a Sue Grafton novel.
- In Stieg Larsson's novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, protagonist Mikael Blomkvist sits down with "a mystery by Sue Grafton."
- In the Superego Podcast Season 3 Episode 14, guest star and famous Twitter personality Rob Delaney impersonates Sue Grafton.
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