Cozumel

Jack Novak #1

by E. Howard Hunt

A tempting blond named Penny Saunders, with connections to the narcotics underworld, wants jack Novak to find a missing plane--worth millions--that is somewhere on the sandy bottom of the Caribbean

233 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 1986

About the author

E. Howard Hunt was an American intelligence officer and writer. Hunt served for many years as a CIA officer. Hunt, with G. Gordon Liddy and others, was one of the Nixon White House "plumbers" — a secret team of operatives charged with fixing "leaks." Hunt, along with Liddy, engineered the first Watergate burglary, and other undercover operations for Nixon. In the ensuing Watergate Scandal, Hunt was convicted of burglary, conspiracy and wiretapping, eventually serving 33 months in prison.

He published over eighty books wrote under the pseudonyms Robert Dietrich, Gordon Davis and David St. John

From Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Josh Hitch · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nicely paced thriller starring undercover DEA agent Jack Novak. While working in.Cozumel a big case drops into his lap. Though it gets hot quick and he takes the blame so he quits and decides to do things his own way. No courts, no judges, just revenge.

Recommended, I like the character of Novak and it keeps your interest. Though it is way over the top. However I'm fine with that it fits for the type of book it is.

[Reevrb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story but very technical when it comes to boating.

[Steven Absher · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! Definitely not for youngins or those who are squeemish about murder, violence, and sexuality; there is plenty in this. That said, I couldn't put it down. The plot twists and turns (some you can see coming, some you don't) People die, especially when you don't want them to. It made me loathe the bad guy (even before he is revealed), and made me root all the more for the hero. The best part was the way the story was crafted. The pace is good, the author only revealed enough to make me want to keep reading. I found myself reading at midnight and saying to myself, "I can read another chapter before I really need to go to sleep." I was thoroughly satisfied with the ending. Upon finishing the book, I leaned back and day-dreamed about living as a dashing government agent in a exotic locale.