The Drop

John Anthony Miller

Sinossi

Havana, Cuba, 1958. After losing her family to a brutal dictator, Ariana Rojas wants revenge.
 
Alluring and highly educated, she joins a ragtag group of revolutionaries who try to overthrow the Cuban government, wreaking havoc to support their cause. Ariana plots the kidnapping of Jimmy Foster, a wealthy American, hoping to use the ransom to further the revolution.
 
But there's a problem. Jimmy's wife doesn't want him back... and she has no intention of paying.
 
John Anthony Miller's THE DROP is a riveting political thriller with a unique cast of characters and a twist ending you won't see coming.

Disponibile da: 04/01/2024.

Lunghezza di stampa: 316 pagine.

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