My Amazon Review of Nelson DeMille's "The Cuban Affair: A Novel"

Cuba Libre

I rarely review best-selling novels, but in the case of Nelson DeMille’s “The Cuban Affair: A Novel” I will make an exception. The book is a great read, perfect for the beach or a long airplane ride. DeMille’s protagonists are Mac MacCormick an Afghan War vet who operates a chartered boat out of Key West, his Vietnam Vet first mate Jack Colby and the sensuous Sara Ortega, the grand-daughter of a Cuban émigré.

The story revolves around Ortega’s attempt to retrieve land titles, jewelry and a boatload of cash thought to be hidden away in Cuba. She along with other anti-Castro Cubans recruit MacCormick and Colby to remove the treasure from Cuba. Along the way we get a sense of how dire the conditions are in Cuba along with the ever present police spying. Of course MacCormick ends up in bed with Ortega. And it wouldn’t be an adventure in Cuba without the involvement of the CIA.

It is a fun book to read and I recommend it highly to all but those readers who have a fondness for the Castro regime. One quote from Colby sticks in my head, “It is better to have a gun and not need than to not have a gun and need it.”

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