Cuba Straits

Randy Wayne White

Mar 2015 · A Doc Ford Novel Book 22 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The remarkable new novel in the Doc Ford series by New York Times–bestselling author Randy Wayne White.
 
Doc Ford’s old friend, General Juan Garcia, has gone into the lucrative business of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the U.S. He is also feasting on profits made by buying historical treasures for pennies on the dollar. He prefers what dealers call HPC items—high-profile collectibles—but when he manages to obtain a collection of letters written by Fidel Castro between 1960–62 to a secret girlfriend, it’s not a matter of money anymore. Garcia has stumbled way out of his depth.

First Garcia disappears, and then the man to whom he sold the letters. When Doc Ford begins to investigate, he soon becomes convinced that those letters contain a secret that someone, or some powerful agency, cannot allow to be made public.

A lot happened between Cuba and the United States from 1960–62. Many men died. A few more will hardly be noticed.

Ratings and reviews

As a long-term fan of the author, I’ve enjoyed his Doc Ford series for quite some time. From my favorites Captiva and Mangrove Coast, to the stellar recent entry Night Moves, I’m always enthralled with how Mr. White can keep releasing such high quality material. Cuba Straights is, I can wholly attest, another triumph. The intrigue surrounding Castro and the discovery of secret material in an exotic locale that is so vibrantly described keeps the pages turning. For anyone who is not already a fan, the easy suspension of disbelief, multidimensional characters, and palpable scenery will easily make you one. Arriving at White’s doorstep after reading the author’s like Cussler and Mcdonald, I quickly transitioned into his style and found myself not reading the others nearly as much. I think it’s partially because I love Tomlinson and never cease to snicker hard enough to wake up my wife while reading late. I’m also quite attached to Ford of course and like the varying POV’s the author utilizes with differing books. I simply loved this novel and I'm sure that whoever else buys it will feel the same way.

I love Tomlinson & laughed so much through this book. Also, it's not one where you have to read all the previous one to keep up. Float on Tomlinson, float on.

It's really important to have a few things you can count on in this crazy life. Randy and Doc are two of them.

About the author

Randy Wayne White is the author of twenty-one previous Doc Ford novels; the Hannah Smith novels Gone, Deceived, and Haunted; and four collections of nonfiction. He lives on Sanibel Island, Florida, where he was a light-tackle fishing guide for many years.