The Recurring Cast
Character · Santa Teresa · 22 books

Cheney Phillips

Police detective and Kinsey’s boyfriend · Sue Grafton

Cheney Phillips is a police detective and Kinsey’s boyfriend.

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Character facts

First appearance
D Is for Deadbeat (1987)
Latest appearance
Y Is for Yesterday (2017)
Books
22 (22 minor)
Series
Kinsey Millhone
Author
Sue Grafton
Circle
Santa Teresa

Where to meet Cheney Phillips

Cheney Phillips first appears in D Is for Deadbeat (1987), in a minor role, book 4 of the Kinsey Millhone series.

Buy D Is for Deadbeat

Every book with Cheney Phillips

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1987·D Is for Deadbeatminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  2. 1988·E Is for Evidenceminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  3. 1989·F Is for Fugitiveminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  4. 1990·G Is for Gumshoeminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  5. 1991·H Is for Homicideminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  6. 1992·I Is for Innocentminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  7. 1993·J Is for Judgmentminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  8. 1994·K Is for Killerminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  9. 1995·L Is for Lawlessminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  10. 1996·M Is for Maliceminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  11. 1998·N Is for Nooseminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  12. 1999·O Is for Outlawminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  13. 2001·P Is for Perilminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  14. 2002·Q Is for Quarryminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  15. 2004·R Is for Ricochetminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  16. 2005·S Is for Silenceminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  17. 2007·T Is for Trespassminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  18. 2009·U Is for Undertowminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  19. 2011·V Is for Vengeanceminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  20. 2013·W Is for Wastedminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  21. 2015·Xminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy
  22. 2017·Y Is for Yesterdayminor role · Kinsey MillhoneBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Henry PittsKinsey’s landlord, a retired baker22
Kinsey MillhonePrivate investigator in Santa Teresa22
Lieutenant DolanSanta Teresa homicide lieutenant22
RosieHungarian owner of Kinsey’s local tavern22
Jonah RobbPolice officer and Kinsey’s on-off lover9
Robert DietzPrivate investigator and Kinsey’s lover4