false 3609463 2 Roland Merullo has consistently wowed critics with his brilliant storytelling and his refusal to be pigeonholed, hopscotching from the coming-of-age tale (<i>In Revere, In Those Days</i>) to the novel-as-fable (<i>Golfing with God</i>) to the road trip genre (<i>Breakfast with Buddha</i>). Now Merullo delivers a dazzling and finely nuanced political thriller about a clandestine plot to assassinate Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.<br><br>Former CIA agent Carolina Perez has spent five years working deep undercover with a singular goal: to take down Castro and free Cuba from his troubled presence. Recruited by a powerful shadow organization known as the White Orchid, steely and sexy Carolina has passed test after test to prove herself ready for the ultimate assignment. Convinced of the rightness of her cause, she will do anything to complete her mission. That includes duping her uncle Roberto Anzar, a wealthy and influential player in Miami’s Cuban American community. But when suspicious details raise questions about her mysterious employer, not even Carolina is prepared for the elaborate web of deceit that surrounds her.<br><br>Across the Straits of Florida, Carlos Gutierrez has been lured into playing a pivotal role in the plot to overthrow el Comandante. The minister of health and a member of Castro’s inner circle, Carlos has grown disenchanted with a political system that pays lip service to the Revolution’s egalitarian ideals while ruling the country with ruthlessness, corruption, and lies. As his involvement deepens at great risk to himself and those he loves, the doctor who has dedicated his career to saving lives must decide how much blood he is willing to have on his own hands in the name of freedom. <br><br>For both Carlos and Carolina, the threat of betrayal looms large. Who can be trusted in a byzantine network of spies, double agents, and informants? Is the plot real or is it an elaborate ruse to expose the underground dissidents in Cuba? From the sizzling opulence of Miami to the paranoid dreamscape of Havana, <i>Fidel’s Last Days</i> is a dizzying ride by a novelist whose genre-crossing talents know no bounds. 3652211 30 12 2008 Fidel's Last Days: A Novel total:39|5:3|4:9|3:20|2:7|1:0| 39 125 65 19 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 5 1 false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 19:04:57 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 19:05:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 1 false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 06:48:36 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 07:02:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 0 false Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 15:43:36 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 08:08:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 1 false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 15:53:54 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 15:53:54 -0700 2009
Liked the peek into CIA/NSA/secret societies and their methods, but the ending was unsatisfying. Still, I'...more...]]> 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 4 0 false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 19:48:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 10:58:36 -0700 2009
So, I'm done and I'd be entertained to ask the author..... does it end this way because..... we s...more...]]> 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 1 false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 09:47:58 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 10:17:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 5 1 false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 06:14:47 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 06:18:47 -0700 2009 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 2 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 05:21:54 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 05:23:14 -0700 2009 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 4 0 false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 05:45:51 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 05:47:24 -0700 2009
I'd recommend another book by the author called 'Revere Beach Boulevard' about growing up in Revere, MA.]]> 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 0 false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 12:25:14 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 12:28:34 -0700 2009 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 0 false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 13:12:11 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 13:14:02 -0700 2009 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 21:35:13 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 21:49:08 -0700 2009 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 0 false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 04:29:54 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 04:31:43 -0700 2009 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 1 false Sun Mar 01 21:18:46 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 21:19:39 -0800 2009 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 1 false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 24 17:46:54 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 17:48:37 -0700 2009 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 4 1 false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 27 09:26:01 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 07:04:49 -0700 2009 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 2 0 false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 19:02:25 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 19:03:24 -0800 2009 Yeesh. ]]> 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 4 0 false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 16:06:14 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 05:55:36 -0800 2009 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 1 false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 13:42:52 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 09:51:41 -0700 2009 3609463 1400048680 9781400048687 39 19 3.21 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3609463.Fidel_s_Last_Days_A_Novel 3 0 false Sun Nov 29 18:16:29 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 18:16:29 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3609463