Customer Reviews

Outlaw

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Can you imagine being blamed for a murder you did not commit? Mike Black certainly could not, until it happened to him. Outlaw, by Roy Glenn, chronicled Black's journey from being caught with bloody clothing and the murder weapon to endless possibilities of who the real culprit could have been. With the help of friends, Black put together a plan that would not only avenge the person's death but also allow him to grieve and return to taking care of his responsibilities.

There is a slight glitch in the plan, though. Detective Kirkland had been on a mission for years to try to get Black behind bars; where he felt killers should be. The problem was he could never pin any of the murders Black committed on him. While this particular case was not his own, Kirkland gathered details because his fellow officers were sloppy, at best. He wanted to make sure those charges stuck to Black like super glue. Disappointedly, during his investigation, he found evidence that proved Black's innocence.

With game plans mapped out and Black and Kirkland on two different sides of the law, would the killers be found? Or would Kirkland's disdain for Black lead him to ignore the facts before him?

Outlaw was a good read and easy to follow. The plot, while solid, was unoriginal yet engaging. The sex scenes were written with so much care to detail that Roy Glenn would be a great author of erotica. Main characters were well-developed but the supporting characters seemed one-dimensional and they needed to be just as strong as the main characters due to this being an urban fiction suspense tale. I recommend this novel to readers who enjoy modern `who done its' and also fans of Roy Glenn.

Reviewed by Darnetta Frazier
APOOO BookClub

I read this book in just a few hours. Mike Black and his crew are back and true to form. Mike is jailed for murder, but did he really commit this one? Detective Kirkland, the one man who has been trying to jail him for years is the one man who just may be able to save him. There are few loose ends at the end of the book but the author promises another Mike Black book next year, so hopefully he'll clear those up.

I LOVED ALL OF ROY GLEN'S BOOKS SO FAR. I STARTED OUT WITH M.O.B.
AND YOU SHOULD TOO. THE CHARACTER'S ARE AMAZING. THIS MAN PAYS GREAT DETAIL TO EVERYTHING. I'M AN AVID READER AND I WAS MESMERIZED. I READ ALMOST A BOOK A DAY....SO I FORGET ALOT OF NOVEL CHARACTERS...HOWEVER, I REMEMBER ALL THE CHARACTER'S IN HIS BOOK AND YOU WILL 2!

ROY MAN U DID AGAIN! Your writing and storyline techniques is just outstanding.You keep wanting more and more. I love all the players, Nick, Wanda, Bobby and always gangsta Freeze. I gonna miss my gurl Shy too. Oh, thanks for introducing Xvavier, I know your next book will be exploding!!!!

I started reading these series of books out of order. Because of "Payback"
I found myself looking for the rest of the series. I have also found myself doing something that I never do, re-reading books. Author Roy Glenn
has a intricate mind and I enjoy following him through these stories. It amazes me how he never seems to lose track of these characters, their traits,importance and personalities. I wasn't too fond of the earlier books (is it a crime, drug related) but they were important because they set a tone and helped the reader understand what kind of people the characters were. All the other books were off tha chain!! Outlaw sent me re-reading "In a cold sweat" These books are so good,I want more of the Mike Black crime family saga!

Loved It!!! The Continuation of the Mike Balck saga. Only thing I have to wait until February 2008 for "In A Cold Sweat"

Roy has done it again! Took me one day to read this book! Once I started turning the pages I couldn't stop. Mike Black is definitely an unforgettable character, along with Nick, Freeze, Wanda, Kirk, Shy.. Roy, keep em' coming!!!

Roy Glenn has done it again!!! I loved this book. Any book with Mike Black in it is bound to be a keeper!!! You wont be dissapointed and it will keep you on the edge of your seat from the beginning to the very end. I cant wait to see what Mike will do in the next book!

This was my first Roy Glenn novel and I hope he's got better stuff out there. First off, murder mysteries are tough to do properly and I think he should study some of the masters and take a workshop or two. His sex scenes are pretty hot. But the characters in the book were flimsy. The explanation of how the murder was executed was amateur at best. (Not believable AT ALL!) I'll give his stuff another chance, but if it's more of the same I'm done with him.