Back To ListEscape to HavanaA Foreign Affairs MysteryByNick WilkshirePublished November 2016Paperback$ 15.99Paperback$ 15.99ePub$ 6.99 Add to CartShop LocalDescriptionFor Charlie Hillier, a posting to Cuba could be the perfect place to start his new life — if he survives it.With his career stalled and the office abuzz about his soon-to-be-ex-wife’s indiscretions, Ottawa bureaucrat Charlie Hillier is desperate for a change. So when the chance at a posting to the Canadian embassy in Havana comes up, he jumps at it, grateful to get as far away as he can from his ex and his dead-end job at Foreign Affairs headquarters.At first, exotic Havana seems just the place to bury his past and start anew, but he didn’t count on finding a couple of kilos of cocaine under his bedroom floor, the kidnapping of a fellow diplomat, or the unsettling connection he uncovers between the former occupant of his house and a Colombian drug-runner. Before long, Charlie’s only concern is whether he’ll survive his posting at all.Of Related InterestThin IceNick WilkshireShroud of RosesGloria FerrisA Pitying of DovesSteve BurrowsThe Roma PlotMario BolducThe Moscow CodeNick WilkshireReviews A bit of romance, a bit of gentle humor, several bits of official corruption and drug-related violence, and a chance for the mild-mannered hero to rise to an impossible challenge.Kirkus ReviewsReaders who stay the course, whether drawn by curiosity or Wilkshire’s masterful prose and sly humor, will get their reward.BooklistA highly entertaining, fast-paced mystery.Publishers WeeklyThere is a kind of wry humour to Escape to Havana, as the bumbling protagonist succeeds and in the process becomes the hero of his own story.reviewingtheevidence.comThe humour and watching a Canadian in Cuba is the real gem of the book.The Book TrailWilkshire may be among Canada’s most humorous writers.The Sun TimesEscape to Havana is a likeable page-turning cocktail of drugs, geopolitics, greed, (some) sex and murder in a diplomatic pouch full of all the ingredients of what is to become a popular series.Bynoe on ArtsIf you thought diplomacy was all play and no work, this book will confirm those opinions. It’s not the image Foreign Affairs aspires to perpetuate, but it’s plenty of lightweight fun.Ottawa MagazineEscape to Havana is immensely readable and great fun.Deadly DiversionsA fast-paced, entertaining, and cautionary tale about the glamorous life of the diplomatic set, peopled with believable toughs and an engaging protagonistOttawa Review of BooksPreviousNextContributorsNick WilkshireNick Wilkshire is a lawyer and author of the Foreign Affairs Mystery series featuring consular officer and amateur sleuth Charlie Hillier. He lives in Ottawa.View Author Page Book DetailsPaperbackNovember 20165x8 in288 pp9781459734487ePubNovember 2016-288 pp9781459734494ePubNovember 2016-288 pp9781459734500