Rating: Summary: O is for OUTSTANDING Review: Sue Grafton has done it again! This book is well written and very satisfying. We learn more about Kinsey--both her past and the person she is becoming and like her more than ever. It does seem strange that she is still in the 80's but it works because Grafton is careful about detail and doesn't accidently give her tools or technology that don't fit that time period. If the stories were advanced to today, that would make Kinsey nearly 50 (like many of us) and perhaps less believable in some of her actions and emotions. I have been hooked on this series since the beginning and can't wait for the next one. Perhaps P will be for "perfection"!
Rating: Summary: O is for One of the Best in the Series Review: A fan of Grafton since 1991, I was disappointed with N is for Noose. But she made up for it with O is for Outlaw. Although I think Kinsey Millhone would not feel quite so jealous after 18 years, her tenacity to find the truth makes up for it. However, if she doesn't stop giving away all her windfalls of money, I'm going to stop believing that she's a real person! On the second to the last page I was laughing out loud and by the last paragraph, I was crying. An author that can affect your emotions so rapidly and dramatically has got to be good.
Rating: Summary: Great, as usual! Review: What can you say...Sue Grafton is wonderful. Her books make you feel like you are right there with Kinsey, sliding through doggie doors, breaking and entering. She is so awesome. I (im)patiently await "P"
Rating: Summary: Outstanding example of the Kinsey Milhone series. Review: I started reading about Ms Milhone along about "F is for Fugitive", but I caught up fast and have become a loyal follower. This one is in Ms Grafton's usual cutting edge style. You can see the characters form when she describes them and their personalities come through clearly. Her characters are such normal people. Both the bad guys and the good guys. I particularly liked "Dorothy". I think I would like Kinsey very much if I met her. She is smart and independent and not afraid to take a chance. Except with money of course. The book has humor, suspense, good characterization, a few chills and is just a great read. A perfect addition to the "Alphabet."
Rating: Summary: Best Yet Review: A note to the first commentor: yes she was married twice. In the little self-introduction she does in each books, she says, "twice married." Just about every time :)As for the book, I feel that it was the best one of Grafton's that I have read for a couple reasons. The main reason was Kinsey's self disclosure. We understand more of what drives her. More of her own personal moral structure. We see her struggle with things she usually supresses: emotions. It is as though her relationship with herself has matured. The other reason that I felt this was the best of the "alphabet mysteries" is that it was a little less predictable than the others. By the last few books, I was starting to get that, "geez... OK.. who is it least likely to be? And that is whodunit" feeling. But this time I was really kept guessing. Thanks Ms Grafton for a great novel!
Rating: Summary: Great book you have to read it. Review: This book was very suspensful and it was very well described by Sue Grafton. If you liked her other books you wii really like this book.
Rating: Summary: Another Grafton page-turner! Review: This book helped fill in some of Kinsey's past. My only wish is that it had been longer. The ending was a bit disappointing (no, I won't reveal it) as the story twisted and turned for 250 pages and then, in the last 80 or so pages, it moved WAY too fast. I hate it when that happens, don't you? But, all in all, it was another satisfying read and well worth the money to get a first edition. I will, as always, be anxiously awaiting P!
Rating: Summary: Thumbs Up Review: I thought this was a page-turner, and had more dimension than other books in the series, because Kinsey's past comes so heavily into it, the best past-comes-back-to-bite-you thriller I've read since Craig Furnas' THE SHAPE. Personally, I've made a list of what I think Sue Grafton's words will be for the rest of the alphabet, and I guessed right that O would be for "Outlaw." I haven't decided yet whether P will be for "Police" or "Prosecution," or maybe neither. I guess I have some time to make my guess!
Rating: Summary: At long last! Review: These months and years between Kinsey books are seeming longer and longer--so it's so much the better when it finally comes out. O Is for Outlaw just flies by and the only thing I'm sorry about is that it's over way, way too fast. (Also, Ms. Grafton, please consider subtly moving Kinsey into the new millennium with the rest of us-- it just seems too weird that she's still stuck in that early '80s time warp). No complaints otherwise--and it's great to learn more personal details about Kinsey's past.
Rating: Summary: "O" is for Oh, Boy! -- A New Sue Grafton Review: Sue Grafton is in fine form in this latest Kinsey Millhone mystery. "O" IS FOR OUTLAW lets us see Kinsey's first marriage. Her ex is in a coma and, at first, the cops think Kinsey tried to kill him, so Kinsey takes on the case, which turns out to be complex, convoluted, and connected to places as different as Louisville, Kentucky, and Vietnam. As usual, Kinsey's methods are a bid shady but effective, as she retraces her ex's last investigation. The writing may be a little less sharp than other books in the series, but the plotting and characterizations are fine. Enjoy!
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