Congratulations to David Pereda on winning 1st place in the 2008 Lighthouse Book Awards' General Fiction category for his manuscript,
However Long the Night!

(formerly titled Beyond Midnight)

David Pereda also won 1st place in the 2007 mystery-thriller category of the Lighthouse Book Awards for his manuscript Who Killed Fidel Castro?

The manuscript for Who Killed Fidel Castro? also was named a finalist in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category of the National Indie Excellence Awards.

Pereda's award was announced at one of the publishing industry's largest events, Book Expo America, in New York City.

Who Killed Fidel Castro? was named a semi-finalist in Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award, beating out about 4,000 other entries.

Reviewers' comments:
"... fresh idea, action-packed, suspense-filled and mysterious all in one."

"Definitely good material for a movie script."

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The Florida Writers Association awarded David Pereda's However Long the Night* second place in its annual Royal Palm Literary Award.

 
*formerly titled Beyond Midnight.