Cuba Libre
CD Edition
by Elmore Leonard
narrated by George Guidall
Genre: Crime and Mystery
Age Group: Adult
Book Reference: DIR1513
ISBN: 978 1 4074 7148 8
Duration: 9h 30m (approx.) on 8 CDs
Publication Date: April 2008
Synopsis
Elmore Leonard's sharp-edged works have made an indelible mark on the crime novel genre. Their quirky characters and dark humor have put his titles, including Touch and Riding the Rap on best-seller lists across the country. In Cuba Libre, Leonard moves into new territory: he infuses a tale of high adventure with liberal doses of American history.
On February 18, 1898, as the shattered battleship Maine lies at the bottom of Havana harbor, gun-runner Ben Tyler lands in Cuba with a string of horses-cover for a boatload of weapons. Meanwhile, wealthy sugar baron Roland Boudreaux, sipping a cool drink with his mistress, Amelia, is planning his next lucrative deal. In the turmoil of the impending Spanish-American War, money, guns, and horses are becoming more desirable by the minute.
When Elmore Leonard sets these three rogues on a collision course, Cuba Libre becomes an explosive story of power and romance. It carries all the trademark wit and unexpected twists you've come to expect from one the New York Times calls "the greatest living writer of crime fiction."
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