October's Ghost

Art Jefferson #2

by Ryne Douglas Pearson, George Guidall (Narrator)

The United States government in 1992 is locked in diplomatic negotiations to build a secure relationship with the Russian government. Meanwhile in Cuba, a plan is in effect to topple the Communist dictator, Fidel Castro, as he readies a 30-year old nuclear tipped missile.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller

Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Ryne Douglas Pearson is an accomplished novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of several novels, including Cloudburst, October's Ghost, Capitol Punishment, Simple Simon, Top Ten, The Donzerly Light, All For One, Confessions, and Cop Killer. He is also the author of the short story collection, Dark and Darker. His novel Simple Simon was made into the film Mercury Rising. As a screenwriter he has worked on numerous movies. The film Knowing, based on his original script, was released in 2009 and opened #1 at the box office. Receiving Four Stars from Roger Ebert, who branded it ‘among the best science-fiction films I’ve seen’, it went on to earn more than $180 million worldwide. He has also done uncredited work on films such as the remakes of The Day The Earth Stood Still and The Eye.

Despite the often ‘dark’ nature of his novels and films, Pearson has been noted to have a ‘sweet, disarming quality’ by Entertainment Weekly–an accusation he has been unable to shake. When not writing he is usually thinking about writing, or touting the wonders of bacon in online conversations. He is addicted to diet soda and the sound of his children laughing. A west coast native, he lives in California with his wife, children, a Doberman Kelpie and a Beagle Vizsla.

Reviews

[Robbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoy all the Pearson books I've read in the Art Jefferson series. This one had almost too much going on for me; still, I very much like the characters and rated this one 4.6 stars.