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North Of Havana (Hardcover)

by Randy White (Author) "Tomlinson telephoned at three minutes before ten Friday evening, December 20, to tell me that he was stranded in Havana, broke, frustrated, sailboat impounded, seriously..." (more)

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Hardcover: 241 pages
Publisher: GP Putnam And Sons (April 1 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399142428
ISBN-13: 978-0399142420
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 363 g

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Randy Wayne White--try saying that three times, fast--had everybody shouting about a new Travis McGee with 1996's Captiva. But White's marine biologist Doc Ford is a much more complicated character than the late, great John D. MacDonald's muscular bounty hunter. For one thing, Ford has a shadowy political past--which explains why he's reluctant to race down to Havana to bail out his chemically-abusive friend Tomlinson when his boat is impounded under suspicious circumstances. "By most definitions it was a nightmare, but to me it was simply a sleeping revisitation of a thing I had done, a thing that I loathed," says Doc--planting the seeds of a revelation about his past and showing off the kind of writing that makes his new book so compulsively readable.

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A few days before Christmas, marine biologist and former CIA operative Marion "Doc" Ford receives a call from a pal whose sailboat has strayed into Cuban waters. The friend needs Ford's help to bribe officials and get back his impounded boat. Complicating his life still further, an impossible love named Dewey has arrived that afternoon. Now Ford must go to Cuba, a dangerous trip because of his clandestine operations there that is made more dangerous by Dewey's insistence on accompanying him. What Ford encounters in Cuba is not simple government graft but a plot to eliminate Castro, and if Ford and his friends are to survive he must risk an alliance with a former Soviet agent, one of a cadre with its own reasons for wanting him dead. This is a fine addition to White's Doc Ford series (e.g., Captiva, Putnam, 1996), crackling with both tension and humor. For most popular collections.?Charles Michaud, Turner Free Lib., Randolph, Mass.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Tomlinson telephoned at three minutes before ten Friday evening, December 20, to tell me that he was stranded in Havana, broke, frustrated, sailboat impounded, seriously discommoded, wholly bummed out and if I wasn't too busy, if I wasn't right in the middle of boxing a shipment of sea anemones or if my manatee research project could be conveniently interrupted, maybe, just maybe, I could get my butt to a neutral country and catch a plane to Cuba. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Glimpse Into the Darker Side of Doc Ford, Feb 2 2004

By	Scott Rachui - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: North Of Havana (Paperback)

While I agree with some of the other reviewers that this book was a bit of a different type of Doc Ford story, I disagree that the book wasn't one of the best in the series. In fact, I'd put it as one of my favorites. This story, which focuses on Doc's efforts to rescue his buddy Tomlinson who is stranded among revolutionaries in Cuba, takes us back to the roots of Doc Ford and gives us a good look at his past life. The first half of the book is a very traditional Doc Ford story, with the return of his friend/lover Dewey Nye and plenty of the traditional Florida scenery and flavor to get you settled in. Then, just when you're getting comfortable, the scene shifts to Havana and the intrigue begins. This story reads almost like a Tom Clancy novel with Russian agents, anti-Castro revolutionaries, gunfights, car chases, etc.

The thing I liked about this story is how it brought out the darker side of Doc Ford. The Doc Ford from his NSA days. He's still the same guy, and you get to see him struggle with his past and the things he's done, but you also see him use his training to take care of the people he cares for, and who he is trying to save.

The charactizations and dialogue in this book are very good. Particularly the boy named Santiago and Lenny Geis (Canadian businessman who befriends Ford). Also, it was great for so many of the past characters to play roles in this story. I won't give them away, but expect some faces from 'Sanibel Flats' to show up, as the stable of regulars (Tomlinson and Dewey Nye primarily).

Finally, for those who said the book started to drag about 1/2 way through, I totally disagree. Instead, I thought it actually picked up speed. After all, during the 2nd half of the book, Doc was pretty much running for his life or trying to rescue Tomlinson and Dewey. He's pitted against some very bad people, including Cuban military, priests from a voodoo cult and the aforementioned Russian agents.

Bottom line is that this story isn't the slow-paced, languid Florida story that Captiva or The Heat Islands was. It's a fast-paced story of intrigue and espionage. People get killed, and we get to see what Doc was like before he became the mild-mannered biologist that we all know and love.

To me, this glimpse into Doc's past and what his life used to be like is the best reason for giving this book such a high rating.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great read, but not his best, Jul 16 2001

By	D. Smith (Winchester, VA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: North Of Havana (Paperback)

I'm a big RWW fan and enjoyed this book as well, but as stated by an earlier reviewer, I thought "North of Havana" lost a little steam midway through. It may have been the fact that Tomlinson, whose eccentricities are normally a source of mild consternation for Doc Ford, are the cause of some major problems, both to Ford and to his female companion. That those character flaws lead indirectly to several deaths makes Tomlinson less quirky and more downright irritating.

Otherwise, an action-focused entry in a great series of novels.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The next best thing to Travis McGee, Jul 7 2001