Oil
Subtitle: a novel
By: Jeff Nesbit
Publisher: Guideposts
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9781609361143
Subjects: Arab Spring, 2010-; Petroleum reserves; Fiction
Description: "Terrorist attacks against three of the world's largest oil fields in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq threaten to cripple the fragile world economy. Clues link to a rogue, nuclear-armed country and a radical Sunni group, but not all are convinced they're the perpetrators. Who had something to gain? All roads seem to lead to Israel, where Russia and America are locked in a titanic struggle over Israel's large, undeveloped oil shale reserves. Nash Lee, entrepreneur of an online global network, is thrust into the tumultuous politics of the powerful Saudi kingdom when he uncovers information about a deadly plot to spark dissension among the Arab nation-states. As the Arab Spring revolts push the entire planet to the brink of war, news of the emergence of the Twelfth Imam changes everything. Plunge into the heart of the oil conflicts that pit nation against nation in the Middle East--and threaten to alter the balance of power forever"--p.[4] of cover.