97 Miles South-Key West to Cuba
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
High sea adventure unfolds when a crew of resourceful American anglers cross the Straits of Florida to Cuba, giant Blue Marlin the prize. Tournament fishing in the Gulf Stream is not without hazards, as is navigating thru the socialist society of the western hemisphere’s only communist government. Spies, informants, a powerful secret police colonel combine to assure the visiting Americans spend their dollars without spreading the taboo dogmas of capitalism, democracy and most threatening of all free speech.
Classic cars, centuries old cities and breathtaking mountain vistas, off limits to U.S. citizens, masks the struggle the average Cuban faces to feed his family. Morality battles necessity for a people living on the most fertile of all Caribbean lands where a three meal day is rare, the black market, a risky requirement.
Pete’s pursuit of love proves more perilous than monster fish. Tempting prison, even death, Pete tests an angry ocean, defies El Guardia- the keepers of border security and revolutionary purity- and the United States Coast Guard in a rescue dash for his gorgeous island love. Leaving all she knows behind, Christina risks life itself in the night time run alongside the American she wants, to the freedom she seeks.
Customer Reviews
97 Miles South
The 3 stars part is that Phil Thompson writes a good story keeping you wandering what is going to happen next. Being a Floridian you hear stories about crossing the waters between here and Cuba but Mr Thompson really paints a picture if life in Cuba and trying to get out of Cuba. I would read more books by Mr Thompson.
The 2 stars are for the horrible proof reading or no proof reading of this book! The publisher should be ashamed putting out a book with so many grammatical errors and spelling errors. All through the book where the word should be through it was though and the word quiet was quite. That was just one of the many errors. If I was the publisher I would reedit or re proofread this book and reissue it because it is so full of errors. Mr Thompson should be embarrassed by this as it really is frustrating when your into the story and have to stop to figure out what the word is supposed to be. What a disservice to your writers and your readers!