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Set in Cuba, this tense espionage thriller depicts a world poised on the brink of a nightmarish replay of a Cuban missile crisis type do-or-die confrontation between the superpowers
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From Publishers Weekly
This superior thriller that fantasizes tweaking the nose of Fidel Castro centers on his bitterest enemies, Miami's Cuban-American veterans of the Bay of Pigs fiasco. William Maurice is an ex-CIA agent who is still assuaging his guilt for his role in organizing the abortive invasion by doing charitable work with Cuban-American youth. Maurice maintains black market connections with contacts in Cuba. When the CIA's network on the Caribbean isle is swept up by G2, the Cuban secret police, and when the Soviets station bombers just 90 miles from Miami, the CIA asks its former agent to turn his Cuban contacts into a new network. Maurice begins preparing a covert action against the bomber threat, which is reminiscent of the Cuban Missile Crisis. His idea is to make use of a Cuban-American who is a dead ringer for Castro. In addition to being an expert raconteur, Thayer ( Pursuit ) displays a wealth of knowledge about Cuban culture and the Castro regime. His anti-Castro bias gives the book a polemical tone, however, and leads to an ending that stretches the imagination a bit too far.
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From School Library Journal
YA The suspense begins with the Russians deploying a secret bomber into Cuba. Detente breaks down between the United States and Soviet Union. To stop this situation in Cuba, the United States enlists the help of William Maurice, a former CIA officer who saw his career destroyed at the Bay of Pigs. The only chance to succeed is to use a Castro look-alike. This involved plot moves along at a good clip. The many threads of the plot do not get snarled up but create a satisfactory conclusion. The inclusion of details about Cuban life and culture creates an air of authenticity. Karl Penny, formerly at Houston Public Library
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- PublisherCrown
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0517569701
- ISBN 13 9780517569702
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages403
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