Cuba

Publisher Marketing: The hero of six "New York Times" bestsellers by Stephen Coonts, author of"Flight of the Intruder" and "Fortunes of War," returns as the United States and Cuba engage in a terrifying game of brinksmanship, a gamble that could break the last military taboo and destroy both countries. In Cuba, an ailing Fidel Castro lies dying. Across the Straits of Florida, an anxious US awaits the inevitable power struggle, determined to have a say in who controls this strategically invaluable island. And the American President has an added reason for concern: an Arms Control Conference has just begun in Paris and, unbeknownst to either the American public or Cuba, the US has hidden secret weapons inside the American base on Cuba's Guantanemo Bay. But no secret remains one for long, and when one of the Cuban factions finds out about the weapons, the excitement begins. Only Admiral Grafton, on an aircraft carrier off the coast of Cuba, knows the impending danger. Only Grafton can save America from a disaster that would make the Bay of Pigs look like child's play. In "Cuba," Stephen Coonts captures the ominous feel of a tropical powderkeg about to explode in a novel filled with the action and drama for which he is famous. Review Citations: Ingram Advance 08/01/1999 pg. 14 (EAN 9780787119676, Analog Audio Cassette) Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/15/1999 pg. 68 (EAN 9780312205218, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 07/01/1999 pg. 980 (EAN 9780312205218, Hardcover) Booklist 06/15/1999 pg. 1740 (EAN 9780312205218, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 07/12/1999 pg. 75 (EAN 9780312205218, Hardcover) Library Journal 07/01/1999 pg. 129 (EAN 9780312205218, Hardcover) Ingram Advance 08/01/1999 pg. 14 (EAN 9780312205218, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/1999 pg. 18 (EAN 9780312205218, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2000 pg. 141 (EAN 9780312205218, Hardcover) Library Journal 04/15/1999 (EAN 9780312205218, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 199 (EAN 9780312205218, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Coonts, Stephen Stephen Coonts (b. 1946) was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia. He is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-eight thriller and nonfiction titles, including The Intruders, The Minotaur, Under Siege, The Red Horseman, and The Cannibal Queen. A combat pilot in the Vietnam War, Coonts s technical knowledge of aviation and warfare has contributed to the enormous popularity of his novels. The author currently divides his time between his home in Colorado and a farm in West Virginia, where he does much of his writing.