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From Publishers Weekly
This would-be techno-thriller initially appears to have the requisite action ingredients. While the Russians and Americans are at a delicate point in disarmament talks, a U.S. submarine vanishes. In Cuba, as an anti-Castro revolt nears success, Castro launches an atomic warhead hidden for 30 years. Then an FBI agent is gunned down in L.A. by Cuban hit men out to silence a defector. But almost immediately, Pearson's ( Cloudburst ) sprawling, overcrowded novel becomes mired in its own excesses. Events escalate at a barely manageable rate, as informers are chased, a boozing journalist survives one narrow escape after another, and the LA police try to solve domestic crimes with international overtones. In addition to an overwhelming number of poorly defined characters and turgid prose, the novel suffers from Pearson's incomplete mastery of present and past events as he mingles history with speculation. Some readers may also be short-circuited by all the techno-babble. Still, this partial misfire provides ample fodder for conspiracy buffs and military historians to chew on.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Pearson (Cloudburst, Morrow, 1993) delivers another riveting technothriller, using many of the same characters that appeared in his debut novel. A complex web of plots include a plan by Cuban rebel forces and the CIA to overthrow Castro in a modern Bay of Pigs (hence the title); a sensitive and vulnerable cooperative effort between the United States and Russia to modernize Russia's defense systems; and Castro's plans to launch a secretly held nuclear missile. Two FBI special agents become involved when a Cuban defector tries to warn the United States about the weapon. When the U.S. government finally finds out about the weapon, it prepares against a nuclear attack and warn Russia. The Russians are justifiably skeptical; while trying to convince them that the threat is indeed from Cuba, the CIA sends its Delta force to Cuba to secure and defuse the bomb. Actions and heroics build as the "good guys" win the day and Cuba gains a new leader. Highly recommended.
Stacie Browne Chandler, Plymouth P.L., Mass.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Stacie Browne Chandler, Plymouth P.L., Mass.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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impenetrable,
This review is from: October's Ghost (Paperback)
I almost never review books that I haven't finished, and I've gotten through some clinkers, but this misfire thriller just brought me to a standstill. It starts in Cuba as the Soviets are packing up their missiles. The missile crisis has been averted with the Soviet back-down. As the Russians depart, they receive an icy goodbey from their hosts, their fraternal socialist allies - thanks for nothing! We're given clues that the Cubans may not have been left empty-handed by the Russians. Then the novel fasts forward, sort of, and we witness the destruction of an American nuclear submarine. I love subs, and think I know a thing about them. Unfortunately, the author has learnt more about subs than he's capable of coherently describing - I had to re-read the description repeatedly, and could discern only that it involved some catastrophic accident with the sub's reduction gears. It became clear, once I skimmed past that section that "Ghost" demonstrates less a knowledge of technical details than a painful inability to craft them into a coherent narrative. This was a shame. Starting out, I wasn't sure whether this would turn out to be an alternative history or some thriller - but either way, it had the makings of a unique read.
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This review is from: October's Ghost (An Art Jefferson Thriller) (Kindle Edition)
Reading through Pearson's books now. Thoroughly enjoyed this one, as I have his other books.I think this one took more foundation in the beginning, but what am excellent plot.
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confessions,
This review is from: October's Ghost (Paperback)
Confessions was a thought provoking, thoughtful book. I like being surprised, and this one did surprise me. i highly recommend this book.
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