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In depression era Key West, Ernest "Papa" Hemingway becomes embroiled in a plot that involves illegal gambling and smuggling refugees when he finds himself the suspect in the murder of a Cuban prostitute. Working with the mysterious former Scotland Yard inspector, Emmet MacWain, they must... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Emmet Macwain: If you like Sean Connery, you'll love this aging Scotland Yard detective.
- Pauline Hemingway: Hemingway's second (and best, most deveoted wife)
- Trevor Bartlett: A trecherous banker (and don't you want to hurt one of these anyway?)
- Gregory Hemingway: Hemingway's young and curious son
- José Navarro: A ruthless mexican killer
- Appolonia Manneiro: The beautiful, murdered prostitute
- Mr. John Serey: The FBI branch director from Miami
- Marvin Greene: The new deputy, unsure of himself but loyal to a fault
- Juan Quevado: a craazed killer being used in a scheme
- Tomas Ramone: One of two brothers, also killers
- Lorraine Miller: an unfortunate FBI agent
- Ernest Hemingway: Pauline
- Rusty Owens: the banker's henchman
- Anika Valdez: a small Cuban girl
- Herr Bismarck: as in Otto
- Father Brezinski: Add a description of this character.
- Gigi: Gregory's nickname
- Holden
- El Rojo: The Rooster onteh cover-that begins the saga
- Ernest: Papa
- Archie Schmidt
- Papa: Hemingway
- Solana: Emmet's deceased wife
- Martha Gellhorn: Hemingway's mistress
- Batista: the ruler of Cuba
- Joe Russell
- FRANK Varley
- Tony Poldo: The town's Cuban crime lord
- Mann
- Naomi: Own's the local brothel
- Daniel Aguirre
- Dr. Finckley: a kindly town doctor
- Charles Thompson: Papa's best friend
- Tito Ramone: the other Ramone brother, also a ruthless killer
- Patrick: Papa's other son
- Pilar: Papa's boat
- Ada Stern
- Miguel Rivera
- Mayer Lansky
- Manuel Benitez
- Lawrence Berenson
- J. Edgar Hoover
- Ebony Mann
- Toby Bruce
- Pokey
- Doc Finckley
- Maria
- Miriam
- Federico Bru
- Lowell
- George Brooks
- Cletus Miller
- Leone Valdez
- Marti
- Leo Warren
- Aunt Lorrine
- Zachary Lauth
- Vivaldi
- Carlos Gutierrez
- Adolph Hitler
- Martha Gelhorn
- Roosevelt
- Al Capone
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