Havana Author:Paul Monette Cuba, 1958. A country on the edge of change and the brink of revolution. — It's the holiday season in the glittering city of Havana - long a favorite playground of the rich and infamous. But this Christmas will be different: while the wealthy host lavish parties in mansions fit for kings, Castro's rebel forces hide in the surrounding hills, anxio... more »usly awaiting the call to overthrow Batista and his ruthless regime.
Jack Weil is a professional gambler who feels quite at home in Havana. After all, he loves a good game of chance. Smooth, composed, and impeccable, he's always in control - until he meets Roberta Durn, beautiful wife of one of Castro's prominent lieutenants. Then he finds himself inexorably drawn into the heat of romance and the heart of the rebellion.« less