Saturday, January 8, 2011

Book Review - O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton

Rating: 9/10

Mickey Magruder, Kinsey Millhone's first husband, is suddenly catapulted back into her life when a letter she should have read years ago is found. Fourteen years ago, Mickey was involved in a manslaughter case and subsequently quit the force. That was when Kinsey walked out on him. Now the overriding sense of guilt fills her and she has the impulse to look for him again... Only to find that Mickey is in comatose after being shot twice. Now Kinsey must unravel the knots that led to his current state.

(The summary is pretty boring, I know. Pssh.)

O is for Outlaw is one of the best Sue Grafton novels I've read for quite some time. Here, Grafton gives the reader a fresh take on Kinsey's humanity. I think the "Epilogue" is pretty dramatic, considering Kinsey's abhorrence for any familial ties. It's like looking into another part of the hardened, always grumpy P.I.

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