October Dawn: A Novel Based on the Cuban Missile Crisis

Mysteries in Time

by Jim Walker

Tormented over choosing between his faith and his family, Johnny Pera is determined to unravel the truth behind the failed plot to kill Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and he is haunted by the chance that his own father might have been involved.

Genres: Fiction

474 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2001

Reviews

[Barbara Ball · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m only giving this book a 3 rating because I managed to finish it. I was excited to read this novel because I didn’t know much about the Cuban missile crisis and wanted to learn about it in a novel format. I did not enjoy this author’s writing. I didn’t enjoy the book. Did Castro kill President Kennedy?

[Lawrence · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not an awful story, just nothing memorable about it.

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slow until the end where a whole bunch of plot themes occur and some questions are left unanswered.