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Black Rum and Dynamite
Havana, 1956. Gunner Quinn is back on the CIA payroll, on the track of a mysterious gang of gun runners. Are they funding communist revolution or something far more sinister and deadly? And who is the beautiful castaway, China Tampico? From the jazz-fueled nightlife of pre-Castro Cuba, to dark backwaters where voodoo lurks, Black Rum & Dynamite sparkles with action, passion, and history come to life.
190 pages, ebook
First published June 1, 2013
About the author
Patrick Baird
3 books9 followersI have been a voracious reader since...well, since my parents taught to me to read before kindergarten. (I'm a teacher's kid) From day one, it was adventure of one variety or another. I started with Tom Swift and the Oz books and progressed to ERB, Conan, Moby Dick, and Clive Cussler.
For almost as long, I was also a writer. I wrote my first story when I was eight, it was about an expedition to an island full of dinosaurs. It was action-packed.
The Beatnik Spy series is the natural evolution of this life-long love of adventure fiction. Gunner Quinn - jazzman, smuggler, hedonist - is reluctantly thrust into the front lines of the Cold War in the 1950s. From Peru to Havana to Paris and beyond, Gunner battles ex-Nazis, the KGB, voodoo cults, and his own human failings.
It's action-packed!
For almost as long, I was also a writer. I wrote my first story when I was eight, it was about an expedition to an island full of dinosaurs. It was action-packed.
The Beatnik Spy series is the natural evolution of this life-long love of adventure fiction. Gunner Quinn - jazzman, smuggler, hedonist - is reluctantly thrust into the front lines of the Cold War in the 1950s. From Peru to Havana to Paris and beyond, Gunner battles ex-Nazis, the KGB, voodoo cults, and his own human failings.
It's action-packed!
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November 21, 2013
This was my first read of the Beatnik Series and I really enjoyed it. Even though I hadn't read the first two, the story was a fun read and I didn't feel like I was missing anything. I can't wait to pick up more of the series.
It had lots of action, several unexpected twists with one HUGE one that completely through me off and, about halfway through, I was like "Wait!! What?!?! It can't be over yet!!" but seeing where I was on my Kindle, I was relieved to see that there was much more to go. The second part was EVEN BETTER than the first.
I really like the character of Quinn. The FBI Agent (Fontana) might come off as a real douche at times, but he's endearing in his own special way. El Rey Arana is one MESSED UP dude and ended up being a really great bad guy.
It had lots of action, several unexpected twists with one HUGE one that completely through me off and, about halfway through, I was like "Wait!! What?!?! It can't be over yet!!" but seeing where I was on my Kindle, I was relieved to see that there was much more to go. The second part was EVEN BETTER than the first.
I really like the character of Quinn. The FBI Agent (Fontana) might come off as a real douche at times, but he's endearing in his own special way. El Rey Arana is one MESSED UP dude and ended up being a really great bad guy.
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