The Way to Santiago

SANTIAGO is a coastal town in Mexico. There Nazi agents are swapping contraband arms to Mexican revolutionaries against oil for Germany. An American newspaper correspondent gets wind of this intrigue and is murdered for his pains. A British colleague takes up the task, and his mission leads him through dark and bloody ways. It is a breathless story, moving through a succession of crises, from killings in Mexico City to sudden death in the tierra caliente. It is hard and tough like the people and places described, but it is exciting, it gives a vivid impression of reality, and is written by a man who knows the scene and can tell a story. A book for those who take their adventures vicariously and like plenty of red pepper.