Would you work with the devil to build a paradise on Earth?
Jewish gangster, Alex Cohen joins long-time friend and business partner, Meyer Lansky to recreate Las Vegas in 1950s Havana. When dictator President Batista gives them the opportunity to build their dream casino complexes, Alex must choose between dancing with this devil or being in debt to the Italian mob.
If he takes the mafia money then he will be tied to the men who planned his earlier downfall and removed his mentor, Lucky Luciano from the syndicate. If he refuses their investment then he will be beholden to the tinpot generalissimo and his bloated ego. But Alex knows that there is more at stake than mere gelt–now he has his family surrounding him and they will suffer the ultimate price if he makes a bad decision.
The fifth book in the Alex Cohen series is an historical thriller novel, which tears at the heart of the Jewish mob’s role in pre-revolution Cuba. Leopold Borstinski’s piercing crime fiction gives each reader the shocking skinny into the building of modern America.
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Leopold Borstinski’s website: https://www.leopoldborstinski.com/books/cuban-heel/
Review:
We are back with Alex Cohen in Cuban Heel by Leopold Borstinski! I really enjoyed this series so far, so I was really excited to read Cuban Heel.
Leopold Borstinski has done it again. This time the story is set in the 50s, and we watch Alex and his friend, Meyer Lansky figure out a way to set up a casino business in Cuba.
Alex is a complex and wonderfully written character. I recommend reading these books in order, because you really get a sense of who Alex was and who he becomes over time.
This story has a mixture of real people and real events, and it keeps you hooked from page one. I highly recommend this series!
Rating:
5/5☆
*I received a free copy of this book from Damppebbles Blog Tours to review honestly on the blog tour. All opinions are my own and unbiased.*
Leopold Borstinski is an independent author whose past careers have included financial journalism, business management of financial software companies, consulting and product sales and marketing, as well as teaching.
There is nothing he likes better so he does as much nothing as he possibly can. He has travelled extensively in Europe and the US and has visited Asia on several occasions. Leopold holds a Philosophy degree and tries not to drop it too often.
He lives near London and is married with one wife, one child and no pets.
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Jessica Belmont 
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