Description
The phone rings in the California home of businessman Nate Michaels before the
sun is up on October 24, 1962. An hour later he's on an Air Force jet to
Washington. Michaels hasn't seen or spoken to President Kennedy since they met
at Stanford in the fall of 1940, but now JFK needs his help opening a back
channel to defuse the threat posed by Soviet missiles in Cuba. In both the
Pentagon and the Kremlin, pro-war generals want a showdown, not a humiliating
compromise. As the world races toward nuclear holocaust during a fine and
dangerous autumn, Michaels finds himself spinning in a maelstrom of statecraft,
espionage, love, and betrayal.
"A compelling story, written with a sure
hand, that keeps you intrigued. But watch out for the gut punches. They come
often and unexpectedly. Raffel definitely has his game on." --Steve Berry, New
York Times bestselling author of The Columbus Affair and The Jefferson
Key
"A rare historical novel - exciting and utterly believable - with
Jack Kennedy as you've never seen him. Raffel is a master storyteller. I loved A
Fine and Dangerous Season." --Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author of
The Book of Spies
