Tropic of Carla by Jerry M. Goff, Jr. (Merit Books, 1963) « Those ...
The General provides a palace “dancer,” Mena, to occupy his bed at night, forbidding anymore hanky-panky between his wife and Dino, even though the marriage is for show only — Carla is like Evita of Argentina: the people religiously love her, except for the rebels. ... The devil is in the details, they say, and makes these “sleaze” action books all the more…authentic, if that's the right word. You buy into the situation, even if it is outlandishly illogical. ...