Just released!
Getting Filthy Rich
Sex, international intrigue and a high-stakes swindle are at the center of this suspense-thriller based on a true story.
Rich Connermann, a small-time Houston con man who makes a living duping investors, believes he has a scheme that will make him wealthier than he's ever dreamed.
With $2 million in his pocket and a mistress on his arm, he heads to the Middle East to hoodwink some wealthy Arabs. But Rich's plans don't go quite like he thinks.
Initial reviews have raved about Getting Filthy Rich, calling it "a rollicking novel" and "a fun ride."
You can order this book from Amazon.com. I'd love to include YOUR reviews in future newsletters.

Like other Cuban-Americans, I've watched with great interest the recent news on Fidel Castro. It seems like everyone I know has an opinion, as reflected in the multitude of e-mails I receive on the topic.
I have an opinion, too. I believe Fidel Castro has provided us with a plethora of intense and often contradictory emotions for the last 50 years. My biggest concern is not whether he's going to die -- after all, sooner or later we all die -- but about what's going to hapen to so many of us once he does die.
For sure, his death will leave us with an emotional vacuum. Can you envision reading The Miami Herald or turning on your TV set and not finding a critical report on Castro?
As some of you may know, Castro was the subject of one of my books, Havana Confidential. It's the tale of a Cuban- born plastic surgeon lured from Miami to Havana to change Castro's appearance so that he can "retire" peacefully in Mexico. One enthusiastic reviewer had commented, "It makes the reader wonder if this could really happen."
The sequel, Who Killed Fidel Castro, picks up where the first novel leaves off and speculates that Raul Castro is the power behind the throne in Cuba. These were written before Castro's recent health problems. Who Killed Fidel Castro is due out next year. E-mail me if you would like to be on the advance order list. You can order Havana Confidential on my Web site: www.peredabooks.com.
And by the way, Havana Confidential is being considered by a well known Hollywood director. I'll keep you posted on that in future newsletters.

• Oct. 21-22 -- Book signing.
  Waldenbooks at Gulf View Square
  9409 U.S. Hwy. 19, Port Richey, FL.
  Join me and more than 30 authors.
  I'll be reading at 3 PM on Saturday, Oct. 21, from Havana Confidential and at 1:15 PM on Sunday, Oct. 22 from Getting Filthy Rich.
  For event information, call 727-842-6151.