Active measures by Marc Cameron

​"Active measures" by Marc Cameron - Tepid!

This book is published by Pinnacle in 2019 and has 576 pages. This is Book 8 of Jericho Quinn series. 

At the end of Cuban missile crisis, when Russians left with their nukes, one missile was left behind but all the men in the know died. Fast forward to present times. A Cuban general discovers the missile. A Cuban scientist escapes to America but is killed by Cuban intelligence on American soil. Enter Jericho Quinn. He and his team of Veronica (Ronnie) Garcia, Jacques Tibido and Emico Miagi head for a Mission to Cuba.

Will they be safe in Cuba? What will they find there? Can they neutralize the missile?

Jericho is tall, dark and handsome. Ronnie, beautiful by any standards with Cuban mother and Russian father, is his fiancée. Jacques, the eye patch wearing hulk is his best friend. Emico, a petite Japanese, knows more ways to kill without weapon than most. In Cuba Ronnie has an aunt, Auntie Peppa, a mysterious fortune teller. Then there is Odesa, Ronnie’s half sister. There is an American scientist of Cuban origin, Violeta Cruze. The characters are in place. The story happens in Cuba. 

The story is sluggish. There are no high octane scenes. The readers don’t sit on the edge of their seats. It’s a languid affair. For an exciting seed like this, American agents in Cuba looking to neutralize a nuke, the possibilities are limitless, but story is tepid. It could have been more exciting. Even the climax is slow. That sums it up. 

Why did I read this book? Author.

What I didn't like? Tepid story.

What did I like? Character of Peppa. 

Give it a miss.