"A taut, page-turner of a thriller. . . . Right up to the last sentence, Merullo keeps you worried and guessing." --The Charleston Post & Courier

"A darkly fascinating thriller." -- O, The Oprah Magazine

"Accurately captures the anxiety, paranoia and fear that anyone in Castro's sphere must have felt." --The Contra Costa Times

"A pulpy thriller Merullo portrays Cuba as a country stifled by fear and an oppressive secret police -- a nation ripe, even desperate, for revolution." -- New York Times Book Review

"Merullo not only constructs a highly suspenseful, believable thriller; he also captures the mood of a country...taking the reader into the minds of ordinary Cubans and revealing an uneasy mix of fear and determination."-- Booklist

"A fast-paced and highly satisfying spy thriller... Merullo has created a number of strong, well-developed characters...There are unanswered questions and potential betrayals throughout. Merullo's gripping tale of deception takes readers on a fictional thrill ride filled with so much danger and drama that they won't want it to end."-- The Boston Globe

"The journey is a heart-stopping one. ...everyone is at risk and no one, on either side of the Straits of Florida, is to be trusted... Merullo is simply a throwback to the days when novels by serious writers -- Stevenson, Conrad, Greene -- often had what are called 'plots.' "-- St. Petersburg Times

"A taut, page-turner of a thriller. . . . Right up to the last sentence, Merullo keeps you worried and guessing." --The Charleston Post & Courier