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    Escape to Havana: A Foreign Affairs Mystery
    Escape to Havana: A Foreign Affairs Mystery
    Escape to Havana: A Foreign Affairs Mystery
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    Escape to Havana: A Foreign Affairs Mystery

    Written by Nick Wilkshire

    Narrated by Patrick Garrow

    3.5/5

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    For Charlie Hillier, a posting to Cuba could be the perfect place to start his new life — if he survives it.

    With his career stalled and the office abuzz about his soon-to-be-ex-wife’s indiscretions, Ottawa bureaucrat Charlie Hillier is desperate for a change. So when the chance at a posting to the Canadian embassy in Havana comes up, he jumps at it, grateful to get as far away as he can from his ex and his dead-end job at Foreign Affairs headquarters.

    At first, exotic Havana seems just the place to bury his past and start anew, but he didn’t count on finding a couple of kilos of cocaine under his bedroom floor, the kidnapping of a fellow diplomat, or the unsettling connection he uncovers between the former occupant of his house and a Colombian drug-runner. Before long, Charlie’s only concern is whether he’ll survive his posting at all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherECW Press
    Release dateJan 16, 2018
    ISBN9781459743038
    Author

    Nick Wilkshire

    Nick Wilkshire is a lawyer and author of the Foreign Affairs Mystery series featuring consular officer and amateur sleuth Charlie Hillier. He lives in Ottawa.

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    • 4/5
      "Escape to Havana" is a suspense novel set in present day Cuba. Its premise is clever: a Canadian foreign service bureaucrat takes a new job at the embassy in Havana after his divorce from a promiscuous unfaithful wife. It is a fresh start for him, his first foreign posting after a couple of decades in the foreign service based in Ottawa.There's several speed bumps as he settles into his new home and job that eventually lead to a life threatening situation.The storytelling is a bit clunky in places, but there' s plenty of local colour. The shabbiness and poverty of Havana is on full display against its tropical beauty. There's also an insight into Charlie's work helping Canadians who get themselves into trouble with the Cuban authorities. It's a great action story with a satisfying ending -- no loose ends. There's a sequel coming out where Charlie is off to Moscow and I'm looking forward to his transition from the tropics to Russia.
    • 4/5
      4 starsEscape to Havana was such a fun read! I love the main character, Charlie Hillier, and think he makes a great addition to my list of favorite mystery protagonists. Having just recently read another mystery set in Cuba, Ghosts of Havana, I frequently found myself comparing the two mysteries, and Escape to Havana was the clear winner. Nick Wilshire does a wonderful job of portraying the personality and culture of Cuba today – the dilapidated buildings, the wonderful food, the anti-Americanism, the ancient cars, and what it is like to live there as an expat. Canadian himself, Wilshire chose to make Charlie Canadian too which allowed Charlie access to Cuba through the Canadian Embassy, something an American could not have done. I felt this really added to the story because Charlie was actually living and working in Cuba dealing with issues related to the Canadian Embassy. After finding his wife in a compromising position at an office party in Ottawa, Charlie decides he needs to leave Canada and moves to Cuba for what he envisions will be a cushy job in a small embassy. (I do have to say it is hard to imagine anyone thinking Cuba would be an easy place to work). From the beginning, he realizes that his new life is going to keep him quite busy from helping out a jailed Canadian hotelier to finding drugs in his new home to romancing a co-worker. In addition, he has been tasked with finding a new location for the Canadian embassy. I just loved Charlie – he spends so much time focusing on things other than his job which I found pretty entertaining. He is such a realistic, down-to-earth character and that made for a fun read. I am really looking forward to the next installment which will take place in Moscow. I can’t wait to see what trouble Charlie finds for himself in Russia! Thanks to Dundurn Press and NetGalley for the chance to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.