North of Havana - Doc Ford, Bk 5 Author:Randy Wayne White Randy Wayne White's Doc Ford novels have been praised as "witty" (San Diego Union-Tribune), "must-reads" (Chicago Tribune) and "superb." (Denver Post) Now, White's newest thriller takes Doc Ford to Havana, where his friend is being held by the Cuban government. Still haunted by his suspected involvement in a plot against Cas... more »tro, Ford ventures to Cuba--where he finds himself entangled in a web of murder, revenge, and assassination.
* >From the author of the critically acclaimed novel Captiva (Prime Crime, 5/97)
* Another mystery featuring Randy Wayne White's Doc Ford is on the way
* Will appeal to fans of Carl Hiaasen and John D. Macdonald
* "We'll drop anything we're doing to read a new Randy White novel and be glad we did."
A really slow starter. I've stopped reading it for now. I MAY start reading it again - because I like the other Doc Ford books... I hope it gets better.
I have enjoyed most of the Doc Ford series that I have read so far, but North of Havana is not one of them. The departure to Cuba in aid of a friend is interesting in giving a picture of the decaying society under the dictatorship of Fidel Castro; but, the strange characters, aura of Santeria religion, and frequent deadly violence do not quite fit with the disjointed plot and improbable events in the story. I found it hard to stay interested and keep track of the sketchy characters populating the pages. My advice is to skip this book and move on down the list of Doc Ford titles