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Miami private investigator Cormac Loame isn't at all
thrilled with the idea of going to Cuba on a case. He has been there before,
done that, and was rather lucky to get back home to Miami alive and in one piece.
But, when Cecil “Madman” Hacker walked into his office just before the
Christmas holidays while Cormac pushed paperwork and fantasized about buying a
brand new 1958 Buick Roadmaster, he didn't have any really good way out.
Hacker's fourteen year old daughter Lila has been taken by Danny McCarl. Danny
was an employee of Madman and served as a sort of bodyguard. Hacker, who is a
retired boxer with mounting troubles of his own, can’t very well go to Cuba
right now and bring his daughter home. He wants Cormac to do it and does not
care if McCarl does not make it back stateside alive. Cormac isn’t going to
kill McCarl unless he absolutely has to and makes that clear before he takes
the job and the money. After all, with Madman’s connections, he gets what he
wants and you don’t tell the man no.
The last time Cormac was in Cuba it was in 1952 and
he was lucky to do his business and get out of the country. Back then Batista
was firmly in control and thanking his buddies in organized crime for their
help by opening the island to anything they wanted to do. Now in late 57 the
crime syndicate connected hotels have been built, organized crime is getting
their share across all aspects of entertainment and vice, but Castro and the
rebels are coming with a vengeance. State controlled radio says the government
is winning the battle, but everyone knows reality is that now it is matter of
time, maybe just a few days, before the rebels capture the capital city and the
corrupt Batista government collapses. Against that backdrop, Cormac has to find
the girl in a land that has never been that friendly to him where old alliances
are dead or crumbled and powerful enemies are facing desperate times. The clock
is ticking on the Batista government as well as on the case itself and survival
goes to the luckiest.
Scheduled to be released next month, The
Mojito Coast quickly pulls the reader deep into the heavily conflicted
world of Cormac Loame. A world where he can safely trust no one and where the
past five years that he has been gone has changed many and hardened others. A
world when he wants to get the girl and get out and is constantly dealing with
new obstacles in his quest. A world where the fires of revolution fill the
reader's senses while Cormac struggles to stay alive in this excellent thriller
that blends together a special mix of mystery and adventure. Award winning
author Richard Helms has crafted quite the book with The Mojito Coast
and it is very much worth your time.
Amazon Associate Purchase Link: https://amzn.to/3MdlZRD
An ARC of this title was provided by the author in
exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2013, 2024
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