First published 1996
A bomb kills a television commentator in Miami, and journalist Britt Montero takes the assignment to investigate. Her reporting brings her into contact with Alex Reyes, who survived Castro's prisons and now lives in exile. As Montero digs deeper into the murder, she discovers a pattern of young men who have vanished without explanation. The investigation takes a personal turn when she realizes the case connects to events from three decades past. The man behind the commentator's death is the same person who ordered her father's execution by firing squad in Cuba thirty years earlier. Montero must navigate the dangerous waters of Cuban exile politics while pursuing a killer who has already destroyed her family once. The missing boys and the television murder are pieces of a larger puzzle that spans generations and crosses the waters between Cuba and Florida.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, crime, action
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, family-drama
Setting: Cuba, Florida, Miami
Period: 1980s, 2000s
520 pages · Hardcover · Thorndike Pr
Content warnings: violence