Havana: An Earl Swagger Novel - Softcover

Hunter, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451627246 ISBN 13: 9781451627244

Publisher: Pocket Star, 2011

Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Outgunning all others in the arena of razor-edged action and sheer guts, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Hunter plunges Earl Swagger deep into a steamy underworld of power, politics, and blood. . . .
Cuba, 1953: The island is on fire.
The Mafia-run casinos are rolling, and it's just a 30-minute flight from Miami to a world of vice, gambling, sex, and drugs. The money is there for anyone who knows how to get it, including the Cuban government and the police, who want to keep their ally Uncle Sam happy. There's only one threat to this corrupt utopia: a silver-tongued, daring young revolutionary named Fidel Castro. With the Cold War under way, the Soviet Union has sent a sophisticated veteran agent to find and support the young upstart. To counter, the CIA has summoned Medal of Honor-winning ex-Marine sergeant Earl Swagger, whose heroic exploits have earned him the reputation of a man who doesn't know how to lose. But he's not just going to find Castro. . . .
He's going to kill him.

About this title

Review:

"[A] frenzy of action....A thriller fan's dream."

-- "The Washington Post"

"Taut and sharp-edged....Raw and graphic."

-- "Fort Worth Star-Telegram" (TX)

"Lock and load. Strap yourself in. Earl Swagger is back."

-- "The Denver Post"

From the Publisher:

Outstripping anything he's ever done for knife-edge action and sheer heroism, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Hunter takes us back to 1950s Cuba in a new Earl Swagger novel featuring the real-life likes of Meyer Lansky, Hemingway - and an ambitious young man named Castro . . .

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Star
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1451627246
• ISBN 13: 9781451627244
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 512