The Cuban Affair

Convoluted and a Dead Duck: I read most of the book and gave up towards the end. Yet I didn't feel that I was missing out on a great saga. Sometimes, the publisher needs to accept, the author has used up all his good ideas, and now he's an empty vessel. I used to be a fan of John Corey, but DeMille failed to energize John, who by now is a dinosaur, but still dating/attracting girls his granddaughters age. His "quick wit", quirkiness, and belligerence have become embarrassing. I started to cringe like he was my close relative, who showed up at a family gathering, and the ambiance just went flat. He starts telling old lewd jokes that make everyone feel awkward. And somehow, it's my responsibility to politely take the drunk home because he's being a pest and scaring the kids. As for the plot, I stopped caring because the whole saga was beginning to turn out to be meaningless and pukey.

DeMille's style that can be fun and serious at the same time, is very much intact. However, this book is short on action, thrills and suspense, with some frenzied action sea in the end that partly redeems the book.

Another fantastic story n continuing character??... always hard to put down once you start.... when's the next book?. 😉