After some spotty success writing books, Grafton changed to writing screenplays for TV and movies. She discovers that Oaks was injured in Vietnam but disappeared in transit for medical treatment, and also that he was a classmate of Mark Bethel's wife Laddie. I abandoned the search and decided to return to my car. Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2014. She deduces that Duncan and Laddie had some sort of affair, giving Mark Bethel a motive for Duncan's disappearance in Vietnam. My biggest disappointment was that it was very easy to figure out who the murderer was, because the plot design meant that few would have the motive and access to execute this exact murder. Grafton's fans will be thrilled with this knockout 15th Kinsey Millhone mystery, which deals with Kinsey's first marriage. (Oct.). Part of the successful Alphabet series, this involves Kinsey personally as one of the victims is her exhusband whom she hasn't heard from for fifteen years. Die-hard fans will especially enjoy Kinsey's self-disclosure--something she's infamous for not doing--about her childhood, the fate of her parents, and the randy details of her first marriage. As well as high school and police academy memories, she finds in the box a letter written to her 14 years before, shortly after she left Mickey, which never reached her. We know about the aunt who raised her, the second husband who left her, the long-lost family up the California coast. Out in the street, the last of the bar patrons were straggling to their cars. I'm giving Sue Grafton a rest before I go any further in the series, as I want to enjoy her books as I did at the beginning. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2019. about the honor of her first husband...and about an old unsolved murder. I did a quick debate. If you're reading this review, chances are you've read some (if not most or all) of Sue Grafton's books featuring PI Kinsey Millhone. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. As usual in Grafton's novels, the PI encounters a string of offbeat characters who lead or mislead her in a gyre of confusion; here, many of them had motive and opportunity to shoot Mickey. But husband number one remained a blip on the screen until now.The call comes on a Monday morning from a guy who scavenges defaulted storage units at auction. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. The call comes on a Monday morning from a guy who scavenges defaulted storage units at auction. We know of the aunt who raised her, the second husband who left her, the long-lost family up the California coast. In addition to the grade school souvenirs, I spotted a high school diploma, my yearbook, some textbooks, and, more important, file after file of mimeographed pages from my classes at the police academy. Last week, he bought a stack of boxes--and Kinsey's name turned up inthem. I think that will be fun for Sue Grafton and for us. She agrees to meet the guy, then hands over a twenty (she may be curious, but she's also cheap and she loves a bargain). Perhaps the high point here is in expressing sexual and personal mores of earlier times, in ways that resonated for me. O is for old secrets… Kinsey receives a call from a random guy who scavenges defaulted storage units at auction. Fans have been fed short rations when it comes to Kinsey Millhone's past. "O" Is for Outlaw is a revealing excursion into Kinsey's past. The trail leads her to Shack, a former colleague of Mickey's, and to Tim Litenberg, the son of another colleague, who is running the Honky-Tonk, as well as to Dixie herself, living in new-found luxury with her Vietnam vet husband Eric. I jogged the two blocks, my shoulder bag banging against my hip. O is for outlaw. What begins as a random phone call from a "storage space scavenger" (someone who buys the contents of defaulted storage units) leads Kinsey to a box of old papers and personal effects that her ex-husband, Mickey Magruder, left behind. -- Entertainment Weekly O is for once upon a time. Years later when Mickey finally uncovered the truth, Bethel shot him, implicating Kinsey. Last week, he bought a stack of boxes―and Kinsey’s name turned up inthem. Kinsey's search for the killers takers her back to the 1960s and the Vietnam era as she unearths secrets that may exonerate Mickey but cost her her life. In one, there was a collection of … They compare notes and conclude that Bethel must have pushed Oaks out of the medical helicopter, witnessed by Benny Quintero. I instantly fell in love with Kinsey and the way Sue Grafton writes. O Is for Outlaw comes across with a freshness that suggests [Sue Grafton] has been taking stock of her skills, sharpening them up for the long haul." What an amazing treat for longtime fans of this series with the "O" alphabet book. O is for Outlaw Page 53 . They had stuff in them--Kinsey stuff. Only months after the ill-fated marriage took place, Kinsey's infatuation with the hard-living, hard-drinking, philandering Magruder took a nose dive when he was accused of murder and asked Kinsey to fabricate an alibi for him. Kinsey hopes to find him but, as fate would have it, two L.A. police investigators enter the story at this point to inform her of Mickey's "accident." . Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2014. She learns Magruder was hot on the trail of a decades-old case of murder, deceit, and betrayal--a case that could ultimately endanger Kinsey's life, too. The novel is retro 80's, with it's roots in the early 70's. We should all encourage and applaud her when she moves in that direction. O is for Outlaw Page 73 . There is no interaction between them in the story because Mickey is in a coma throughout the novel's action. I also hope that the future books will continue to add that beautiful patina of the periods she illuminates. It is now up to just plain 'X' in 2015 and will end with 'Z is for Zero'. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. But 15 years later, Kinsey realizes that foul play may have been involved in the murder, a deadly temptation for her. . YA-The alphabet series that features Kinsey Millhone, a former cop turned private investigator, continues in this fine mystery with lots of suspense. By Sue Grafton, ISBN: 9780805059557, Hardcover. A fast, fun read, O Is for Outlaw is packed with Grafton's clear, colorful imagery and signature metaphors: "Our recollection of the past is not simply distorted by our faulty perception of events remembered, but skewed by those forgotten. Conscience-stricken, Kinsey looks up acquaintances from her early marriage, questioning her judgment and values at the time. Let's talk about Kinsey's past. She turned to face me, leaning her backside against the sink with her weight on one hip. Illegally breaking into Mickey's apartment in search of answers, Kinsey finds a stash of weapons, false IDs, and evidence of a trip Mickey made to Louisville, Kentucky, but her search is interrupted by a biker called Carlin Duffy, looking for Mickey, and who has been a frequent visitor in recent months according to Mickey's neighbor Wary Beason. The accusation ended Kinsey's marriage, and now guilt pangs lead her to reexamine her judgment of Mickey. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. “Grafton keeps pulling out surprises- and pulling us in.” —Entertainment Weekly on "O" is for Outlaw Through fourteen books, fans have been fed short rations when it comes to Kinsey Millhone's past: a morsel here, a dollop there. The letter also contains details about the murder of a transient--a crime for which Mickey was blamed. ARTICLES. What she finds amid childhood memorabilia is an old undelivered letter.It will force her to reexamine her beliefs about the breakup of that first marriage, about the honor of that first husband, about an old unsolved murder. But husband number one has remained a blip on the screen. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Sue Grafton has reached into this genre by letting Kinsey's time pass more slowly than our own. "N" is for Noose: A Kinsey Millhone Novel (Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries, 14), "M" is for Malice: A Kinsey Millhone Novel (Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries, 13), "L" is for Lawless: A Kinsey Millhone Novel (Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries, 12), "K" is for Killer: A Kinsey Millhone Novel (Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mysteries, 11). Grafton's fans will love it. "O" Is for Outlaw: a revealing excursion into Kinsey's past. Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2013. That trend is abruptly reversed here, with a novel of depth and substance that is, in every way, the class of the series. Mickey had asked her to give him a false alibi when he was accused of violence against a recently returned Vietnam veteran Benny Quintero, who later died. That doesn’t speak well for O is for Outlaw, the fourteenth book in the Kinsey Millhone series. Grafton's fans will love this one. ©199 9 (P)1999 Random House, Inc. O is for Outlaw Sue Grafton, Author Henry Holt & Co Inc $30 (318p) ISBN 978-0-8050-5955-7. Critic Reviews. An unopened letter discovered in an abandoned storage locker is delivered, 15 years late, to P.I. Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016. The memory is like orbiting twin stars, one visible, one dark, the trajectory of what's evident forever affected by the gravity of what's concealed." "O" Is for Outlaw: a revealing excursion into Kinsey's past. Last week he bought a stack. When Quintero headed for California after the war and presumably tried to blackmail Bethel, Bethel killed him and set Mickey up to take the rap. Please try again. For thirty bucks, he was offering Kinsey the lot. Kinsey's never been one for personal possessions, but curiosity wins out and she hands over a twenty (she may be curious but she loves a bargain). Lying, snooping, rifling drawers, following oblivious suspects, rarely taking time to sit and think, Kinsey keeps you blissfully in the dark about what's happened and what's coming up till the magician tips her hand at the denouement and shows you how simple it all wasin Grafton's best since 1992, when I was for Innocent. Free Shipping & Price Match Guarantee A very vulnerable and interesting side to Kinsey's character is also revealed when her obsessive-compulsive fact-finding bent is mixed up with matters of the heart. Only problem with an ongoing series is waiting for the next book. For thirty bucks, Kinsey buys the lot and finds, among piles of childhood memorabilia, an undelivered letter from a long, long time ago. We know of the aunt who raised her, the second husband who left her, the long-lost family up the California coast. Most of the stuffharvested, as it turns it, from a locker rented by Kinsey's first husband, ex-cop Mickey Magruderis no more interesting than your own grade-school photos and report cards. The weekend before, he'd bought a stack of cardboard boxes. Kinsey gets her teeth into a problem and refuses to let go. Now Mickey, whose life has taken a long downhill slide into joblessness, alcoholism, and bankruptcy, is in a coma after being shot by an unknown assailant. It also sheds new light on a murder case gone cold―one that puts her life in the gravest peril. O is for outlaw. With the success of her first Alphabet series book ' A is for Alibi' in 1982 it has continued to date. In time, Kinsey stumbles on a clueAat first bewilderingAthat leads back to the Vietnam War and, eventually, points the way to Benny's killer and Mickey's assailant. In P is for . “Grafton keeps pulling out surprises- and pulling us in.” ―Entertainment Weekly on "O" is for OutlawThrough fourteen books, fans have been fed short rations when it comes to Kinsey Millhone's past: a morsel here, a dollop there. Romantic Times Award Winner - Best PI Novel, 1999 "Grafton works with a cinematic eye, possessing a keen visual sense of detail, color, and style. Unable to add item to List. The usually unsentimental Kinsey is consumed by guilt, wondering if her uncompromising refusal to believe in Mickey's innocence years earlier contributed to his downfall. However Duffy, now understanding Bethel to be the one responsible for his brother's death, decapitates Bethel with a digger, saving Kinsey. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less . Dashiell Hammett is another example In these cases, the most successful books also teach you something about the people and the time that you did not know before. Yet again a fabulous read, I love the way Sue writes, it is easy to read and I want to get into what she is doing. The plot of "'O Is for Outlaw" follows the pattern of the other Millhone adventures. Maybe she owes him something . To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Mickey doesn't give you a straight answer about anything. In Grafton's latest of the series (after N Is for Noose), Kinsey is sassier than ever, the supporting characters are amusingly eccentric, and the mysteries, both past and present, are intriguing. We know of the aunt... Free Shipping on all orders over $10. Kinsey Millhone, a legend in the overcrowded world of female detectives, returns in her most gripping adventure to date. 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