Ace pilot Alan Richards has taken a job ferrying Greenpeace scientists in a seaplane to identify freighters and cruise ships that are pumping waste overboard. When an engine glitch forces him to land in an area of Mexico kwn for drug smuggling (and for which he has t filed a flight plan), he opts to abandon the plane and take his chances, living on the beach rather than run the risk of being mistaken for a smuggler. This gives the CIA the chance to make their move. They kw that Richards is always running away from his past, and they need a rogue pilot like him to fly into Cuba, land, pick up two baseball players, and get back out before the Cuban government kws anything about it. But when Richards and his co-pilot (Cuban American Mario Rodriquez with secrets of his own), eventually begin their descent, they see t only the two ball players they were expecting but also more than fifty men, women and children waiting for transport to America. And that's only the beginning of their problems... Escaping Cuba is an edge-of-seat thriller teeming with aggressive CIA agents, Navy Seals, merciless Cuban Army soldiers, beautiful women and ordinary Cubans trying to get by without making waves... It's an absolute must read for anyone who likes their adrenalin rush mixed with authenticity, historical detail and great company.