Suspicion of Rage

After a quickie marriage, Miami lawyers Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana travel to Havana to honeymoon, staying at his sister, Marta's, house. Marta is married to General Ramirez Vega, a rising star in Castro's government, and someone the CIA wants Anthony to convince to defect so he can confirm information given to them by someone else. William Dufris provides unique voices for a myriad of characters and endless energy for plenty of action. Descriptions of Havana's fifty-year-old exhaust-spewing cars and its beautiful but crumbling architecture come alive in Dufris's narration. Most importantly, Dufris's voice draws the listener into the heart of the story, Anthony's love for the country he was forced to leave when he was a teen. K.A.T. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

October 15, 2005
Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana return, married, in the eighth installment of Parker's "Suspicion of" series. During an illegal visit to Cuba to acquaint Gail with Anthony's family and heritage, the couple are pressured by the CIA on one side and Cuban general Garcia on the other. The CIA wants Anthony to get his brother-in-law, Ramiro Vega, to defect, because Garcia wants information from him, and a revolutionary wants to assassinate Ramiro. William Dufris reads this one alone, and the multitude of characters in this convoluted plot strain his ability to differentiate among them. Still, this is an essential purchase where the series is popular. - Sandy Glover, Camas P.L., WA

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