The Holy Grail
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ย concludes theย For Americaย saga with Otis finding in anย island prison a measure of peace, which then is disturbed by baseball and the rape of a woman he loves. Heย escapes from prison and flees Mexico to settle with the rapist and with the resurrected Enemy, and with the deranged and relentless Cynthia Jones. And after Otis once again falls in love and renews his pursuit of a baseball career, a team of screwball Charles Manson worshippers come seeking revenge against his dear friend Nancy, once a Manson family girl.
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Some of Kenโs favorites are early mornings, the desert in spring,ย kind and honest people, baseball and other sports played by those who donโt take themselves too seriously, most kids, and filmsย he and hisย Zoeย can enjoy together.
He has longย been the author of novels, stories, articles, poems, and essays. Lots of honors have come his way, including a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship;ย Poets, Essayists andย Novelistโsย Ernest Hemingway Award; Private Eye Writers of Americaย Best First Novel andย Shamus Best Novel; and several San Diego and Los Angeles Book Awards.
Here are some of the kind words written about Kenโs work:
โโฆ brings a great new character โ and a fresh voice โ into the mystery field.โ Novelist Tony Hillerman
โKuhlken is an original, and in these days of cookie-cutter fiction, originality is something to be prized.โ San Diego Union Tribune
โโฆ brings the social and cultural scene of the period vividly to life. โ Publisherโs Weekly
โโฆ a tale as sensitive and heartfelt as it is action-packed.โ Kirkus Reviews
โโฆ takes readers into dark experiences and deep understandings that canโt help but leave them changed.โ Novelist Michael Collins
โKuhlken weaves a complex plot around a complex man, a weary hero who tries to maintain standards as all around him fall to temptation. โ Publisherโs Weekly
โโฆ a stunning combination of bad guys and angels, of fast-moving action and poignant, heartbreaking encounters.โ Novelist Wendy Hornsby
โโฆ captures the history and atmosphere of the 1970s as well as the complex dynamics of a fascinating family.โ Booklist
โโฆ a tale as sensitive and heartfelt as it is action-packed โฆ Crime, punishment and redemption.โ Kirkus Reviews
โโฆ fast-moving adventure, effectively combines mainstream historical fiction with the conventions of the hard-boiled detective novel.โ Booklist
โA wonderful, literate, and very ambitious novel that does everything a good story should do. It surprises, delights, it jolts and makes you think .โ Novelist T. Jefferson Parker
