Westfarrow Island

By: Paul A. Barra

Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading

Big Anthony Tagliabue is a local character whose fiancee Agnes Ann owns a stable on the eponymous offshore island. She is secretly training a promising filly for the track when she discovers that Tagliabue also harbors a secret: He's a deep-cover operative who is called to duty when a Russian spy ship transits the coast on her way back to St. Petersburg.

Giselle, Tagliabue's enigmatic and exotic handler, intimates that his mission to rescue a defector from the Leonov might also ameliorate his thirst to find the killers of his mate. Agnes Ann is not so sure about Giselle. The result is a tense tale of high-seas adventure off Georges Bank, racing drama at Saratoga, bloodletting in the north woods, and intrigue on Westfarrow Island.

©2019 Paul A. Barra (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

The story encapsulates boldness, strength, and roughness.

The main character is strong minded and tough, very hard not to admire. The author’s dedication to details helps envision the novel to life.