Bulldog Drummond and the Havana Vendetta

A murder in Havana. A secret operation. And an enemy who was supposed to be dead.

Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond arrives in Havana after receiving an anonymous warning with a chilling promise: one of Britain's men will die before he even reaches the pier.

The threat is fulfilled almost immediately.

Lieutenant-Commander Peter Vale is shot dead in broad daylight, leaving Drummond with a sealed Royal Navy envelope marked STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL CALYPSO FILE.

The trail leads from Havana's rooftops and casinos to hidden arms shipments, corrupt officials and a conspiracy known as Operation Calypso. British weapons are being moved through Cuba, powerful men are manipulating unrest from the shadows, and someone is determined to turn political instability into something far more dangerous.

At the centre of the web is Mathilde Vianne the Crimson Widow, a brilliant and ruthless intelligence operative officially declared dead years earlier. Now she has returned, leaving red scarves, coded messages and bodies in her wake.

With Lucía Ramos and Algy Longworth at his side, Drummond is drawn into a deadly pursuit that stretches far beyond Havana. What begins as an assassination investigation becomes a battle against an international network capable of destabilising governments and igniting conflict on a global scale.

From sun-baked Cuban streets and secret warehouses to diplomatic corridors and hidden strongholds, Drummond must uncover the truth behind Calypso before the Crimson Widow completes her vendetta.

Espionage. Betrayal. Revolution. And one man who refuses to break.

Bulldog Drummond and the Havana Vendetta by Martin Swan is a fast-moving international thriller packed with assassinations, secret operations, political intrigue and old-fashioned adventure.