Best Left Buried
Jun 2025 · Echo
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1986: In the jungles of Nicaragua, a tiny village is the target of a deadly attack by US-backed Contra forces.
2022: Matt Latham flies to Dallas to ghostwrite the memoir of his friend, former ambassador Bryant Callahan - on track to become Texas' next US Senator. But he soon begins to mistrust the man he once revered. Latham's research uncovers long-hidden connections between Callahan and the CIA; and, just as worryingly, the dysfunctional relationship between the powerful diplomat and his wife Aleja, a former Miss Cuba, 23 years his junior, is impossible to ignore.
An orphan, adopted as a child, Aleja consoles herself with dreams of finding her birth family. Now, she makes a desperate plea for Latham's help in tracing her origins. He agrees to travel to Havana on her behalf, unaware that his search for answers will unlock a Pandora's box of politically sensitive secrets - and raise a ghost from his own past. Before long, Latham is on the run for his life.
Meanwhile, in Mexico City, Luis Escobedo prepares to travel to America. A name in the news has triggered a memory - and with it a thirst for revenge.
What did Latham discover at the Cuban orphanage? Why is a foreign intelligence service intent on keeping it a secret? Who is Luis Escobedo? And is any of this related to events in Nicaragua decades ago?
In this edge-of-your-seat political thriller, Matt Latham finds himself navigating a labyrinth of tragic events. Ultimately, he must confront the morality of his own choices and ask himself the question: are some secrets best left buried?
2022: Matt Latham flies to Dallas to ghostwrite the memoir of his friend, former ambassador Bryant Callahan - on track to become Texas' next US Senator. But he soon begins to mistrust the man he once revered. Latham's research uncovers long-hidden connections between Callahan and the CIA; and, just as worryingly, the dysfunctional relationship between the powerful diplomat and his wife Aleja, a former Miss Cuba, 23 years his junior, is impossible to ignore.
An orphan, adopted as a child, Aleja consoles herself with dreams of finding her birth family. Now, she makes a desperate plea for Latham's help in tracing her origins. He agrees to travel to Havana on her behalf, unaware that his search for answers will unlock a Pandora's box of politically sensitive secrets - and raise a ghost from his own past. Before long, Latham is on the run for his life.
Meanwhile, in Mexico City, Luis Escobedo prepares to travel to America. A name in the news has triggered a memory - and with it a thirst for revenge.
What did Latham discover at the Cuban orphanage? Why is a foreign intelligence service intent on keeping it a secret? Who is Luis Escobedo? And is any of this related to events in Nicaragua decades ago?
In this edge-of-your-seat political thriller, Matt Latham finds himself navigating a labyrinth of tragic events. Ultimately, he must confront the morality of his own choices and ask himself the question: are some secrets best left buried?
About the author
Neil A White was born in Melbourne and educated in his native Australia and the United States. He is the author of the novels Closure, Turn a Blind Eye, Something for Bebe and Shadow Lives, the first in the Matt Latham series. He is also the creator of the 'Songs Reimagined' series - Minds Went Walking: Paul Kelly's Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms: Nick Cave's Songs Reimagined. He and his wife currently reside in Dallas, Texas.
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