The Outlaws: a Presidential Agent novel

Written by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV

Narrated by Jonathan Davis and Dick Hill

The #1 New York Times-bestselling series returns-and the stakes have never been higher.

Charlie Castillo's secret unit has been disbanded-but that doesn't mean he's out of business. As experience has painfully shown him, there are many things the intelligence community can't do, won't do, or doesn't do well, and he has the men and assets to help set things straight.

But the first opportunity, when it comes, is shocking: A FedEx package arrives, bearing photos of barrels containing some of the most dangerous biohazard materials on earth, all of which were supposed to have been destroyed during a raid on a secret Russian factory in the Congo. Who has them, and what do they want? Castillo has a feeling he's not going to like the answers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Penguin Audio
• Release date: Dec 28, 2010
• ISBN: 9781101461907

W.E.B. Griffin

W.E.B. Griffin is the author of six bestselling series—and now Clandestine Operations.   William E. Butterworth IV has worked closely with his father for more than a decade, and is the coauthor with him of many books, most recently Hazardous Duty and Top Secret.  

Reviews for The Outlaws

[deaconbernie · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Typical of Griffin, this is a fast-moving adventure yarn written in his usual fashion of bursts.of action. Where this one falls off compared to his works is in the ending. It's almost as if he is under orders to wrap it up in 250 words or less.

[utbw42 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was better than I thought it would be, basing my opinion on previous Griffin/Butterworth IV efforts in the Badge Of Honor series. I still think these collaborative efforts between the two are mostly written by the son, but he seems to show a knack for picking up this series and continuing it with it's sharp attention to detail while adding another unforeseen twist in the Presidential Agent Series. Characterization remains strong in this novel, and I really liked how the president was just as much the antagonist as the Russians in this book. Well-played...and Castillo remains just as interesting, doing things in the country's best interest while breaking every bureaucratic rule in the process.

[buffalogr · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Book six in fairly modern times...the 21st century. Charlie and the crowd chase around the western hemisphere tracking down a heinous biological. Most of the second half of the book is told from the perspective of others, not the star. It makes an interesting read that way. On to book seven.

[readafew · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Outlaws is the 6th book in the Presidential Agent series. Castillo and crew are back and trying to follow their last orders to 'fall of the face of the earth never to be seen again.' Unfortunately, the world isn't quite ready to let them go and live happily every after. Putin has lost too many men and too much face at the SVR to allow Charlies and his merry band of men (and woman) to get away scot-free. It turns out that the carpet bombing was not quite as successful as everyone was hoping it would be and a few barrels were found by Putin's men. The Russians then when to great lengths to black mail the 'new' president into handing over Sweaty, Barlow and Charlie. Charlie now is on the run from both the Russians and the USA.

Overall, even though this book was even grander than the others it just didn't live up to the previous ones. Charlie gets one page in the first 3rd of the books and not really a whole lot more after that. The book was just quite a bit different in feel and the characters didn't seem themselves, though it didn't help that there was a new reader. Most of the 'surprises' were telegraphed fairly obviously and far in advance, where in the other books there was quite a few decent surprises. Not a bad book and I enjoyed it but I don't think it lived up to it's predecessors.