L.A. Outlaws is the first in a series by crime fiction veteran T. Jefferson Parker. The series featurs LA County Sheriff Charlie Hood and in this one, his path crosses with Suzanne Jones, a teacher by day and car thief / holdup artist / Jesse James-like Allison Murietta at night. Told both from Hood's and Jones/Murietta's point of view (plus a few slightly jarring other first person bits), it was a good ride, telling an interesting story of robbery and redemption, with plenty of blood and violence as well. I listened to it "on tape" (actually, MP3s burned to CD from my library) and it was really well done, with a male and female reader who both did a great job. Pretty good story marred by an all too predictable and far too clean ending. I'm anxious to try the second in the Hood series, [b:The Renegades|5055081|The Renegades|T. Jefferson Parker|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267278984s/5055081.jpg|5121694].