Rating: 7

I enjoyed this novel. At times there was a bit too much exposition, as the timelibne of the novel fills in a significant portion of the gaps between the movies as well as the first book. The author is a good story teller, although a lot of the plot drew heavily from real events with changed names and setting (a Kennedy-esque president and his family, the mob’s involvement in the hit on Castro, members of Johnny Fontane’s group of entertainers … including an Ocean’s 11-ish movie about a casino heist) … even moreso than the original does. Beyond that it was great read.