THE CUBAN AFFAIR

Nelson DeMille has mastered nutrition-free fiction, and this title is another audio confection to enjoy while your mind is partly otherwise-occupied. Narrator Scott Brick is a great choice for this audiobook--the wise-guy edge to his voice matches the attitude of Mac, the main protagonist. The second protagonist is Sara, and, of course, she's beautiful, and, of course, she and Mac get together, and, of course, there's danger and a bit of sex. As Mac and Sara try to spirit 60 million dollars out of Cuba in Mac's boat, it's not particularly believable--but so what? The portrayal of Cuba is largely negative and simplistic, but the book, overall, is a harmless diversion. G.S.D. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2017]