Wise-cracking, staunchly independent, and chronically curious, Grafton's gritty gumshoe Kinsey Millhone is back. This time, the alphabet series star will take on the toughest case to date: her past. 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. Inside, she finds a 15-year-old unsent letter from a bartender that, among other things, reveals her former hubby was having an affair. The letter also contains details about the murder of a transient--a crime for which Mickey was blamed. Although never convicted, Mickey was ruined--losing his job, wife, and friends. But 15 years later, Kinsey realizes that foul play may have been involved in the murder, a deadly temptation for her.

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. 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.

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. 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."

I love Sue Grafton!

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Great Sue Grafton read!!

The call comes on a Monday morning from a guy who scavenges defaulted storage units at auction. The weekend before, he'd bought a stack of cardboard boxes. In one, there was a collection of childhood memorabilia with Kinsey's name all over it. For thirty bucks, he was offering Kinsey the lot.

Though she's never been one for personal possessions, curiosity is a powerful force. 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).

What she finds among the items is an old undelivered letter to her that will force her to reexamine her beliefs about the breakup of her first marriage . . . about the honor of her first husband . . . and about an old unsolved murder.

It will put her life in the gravest peril.

This is another book in the Kinsey Millhone series. She's a private detective who lives in California. I really enjoy this series. You begin to think of her as someone you know & you find yourself immersed in her life.

Once Mickey Magruder was a cop wth a wild streak. And Kinsey Millhone was a younger cop who adored and married him. Then Mickey was implicated in a fatal beating, and Kinsey walked out. Now, fourteen years later, she comes face-to-face with those tragic years and Mickey's downward spiral after he lost the job he loved and the marriage he loved a little less. Mickey lies in a hospital. Tryig to find out how he got there, Kinsey uncovers evidence that he was innocent of the beating charge. But as she searches through the lives that surrounded him, she must also search the blind spots of her own life, including one that hides a killer.

You can't go wrong with a Sue Grafton book!

Another of Grafton,s mystery works that everyone who is a lover of crime fiction enjoys.

Once Mickey Magruder was a cop with a wild streak.And Kinsey Milhone was a younger cop who adored and married him. Then Mickey was implicated in a fatal beatin,and Kinsey walked out. Now fourteen years later she comes face to face with those tragic years and Mickey's harrowing downward spiral after he lsot the job he loved-and the marriage her loved a little less.
Mickey lies dying in an L.A. hospital. Trying to find out how Mickey got there. Kinsey uncovers evidence that he was innocent of the beating charge. But as she searches through the lives that swirled around Mickey's -lives gone wrong and lives gone well-Kinsey must also search the blind spots of her own life. Including on that hides a killer.

Wise-cracking, staunchly independent, and chronically curious, Grafton's gritty gumshoe Kinsey Millhone is back. This time, the alphabet series star will take on the toughest case to date: her past. 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. Inside, she finds a 15-year-old unsent letter from a bartender that, among other things, reveals her former hubby was having an affair. The letter also contains details about the murder of a transient--a crime for which Mickey was blamed. Although never convicted, Mickey was ruined--losing his job, wife, and friends. But 15 years later, Kinsey realizes that foul play may have been involved in the murder, a deadly temptation for her.

Fun read!

Sue Grafton's character Kinsey Milhone never fails to make me laugh.

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