Afro-Cuban Boogie Woogie

by Linton Robinson

Doc" Hardesty--G.I. turned solider of fortune, turned photographer--tries to lead a peaceful life, but they keep coming back and not letting him. This time, "they" want him to rescue a hostage from some Cuban terrorists, and the hostage is the woman he's most loved in his life, the journalist that helped him turns his life from killing to creating. This is a short novel at 40.000 words, a conversion from the screenplay. That's why it's free or cheap (depending on how sharp you are at acquiring budget ebooks). It provides an introduction to Doc, an unusual action hero who doesn't like action, doesn't want to be a hero, and isn't even the main character in his own novels. Doc is an interesting guy, but almost serves to merely introduce more spectacular characters. Like the flamboyant, gorgeous, deadly Dancy Russell in "For Your Damned Love" and rocker/shooter wildman Jim Dandy--ex football star, ex grunt, currently a rollicking mercenary and lover boy--in "Afro-Cuban Boogie Woogie.

170 pages, Paperback

First published December 22, 2011

About the author

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Reviews

[P.S. Winn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Doc Hardesty and a crew of misfits are hired to rescue a woman, along the way the reader is given a ton of rock 'n roll tidbits and a laugh or two as they join the crew of not quite sane characters. I enjoyed this novel with its twist and turns. It made the reader feel like they had joined in with the misfits and I really loved all the music references as rock 'n roll of course will never die. Fun reading and interesting characters make for a great read.

[John Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Non-stop action in the wild world of anti-terrorism and espionage with a soundtrack of the greatest songs of the 50s. Love drives men to extremes of immoderation. Immoderation feeds on itself until it becomes larger than life, like the characters in this book.