Havana

I'd like to say I'm plowing through two books right now--Havana by Stephen Hunter and Oogie Boogie Central by M. Stephen Lukae--but I'd only be fooling myself.

It's all about Earl Swagger and there's no doubt I will not put down Havana until I'm done. Don't get me wrong, I was really digging the Boogie, but I saw Hunter's newest at the bookstore and ol' Swagger was going to kick my ass if I didn't buy it.

If you are unfamiliar with the Swagger books (be it Earl or his son, Bob Lee), you are missing out. Both character are tough-as-nails, badass sons-of-bitches. These are the guys you want on your side anytime, all the time.

Havana takes place in Cuba during the 50s, before Castro came into power. Ol' Earl is "recruited" from his job as an Arizona police officer to be a bodyguard to a Congressman who is visiting Havana, but, as always, things aren't always what they seem.

I'm about 100 pages in and completely digging it. It's been a while since I've hung out with one of the Swaggers, so we have a lot of catching up to do.

Here is a link for the books to read, in chronological order. As that list has not been updated since Havana's release, I would place Havana third in the series.