A timely thriller about a terrorist attack on the oil industry along the Gulf Coast. In Beirut two men formulate a plan to bring the "Great Satan" to her knees by destroying most of the nation's fuel supply. They already have several sleepers in place and just need to get one more man into the biggest oil refinery on the Gulf Coast. Ishmael, a ruthless killer from the Mid East is on his way through Mexico. He is fluent in Spanish and can pass for a Hispanic from San Antonio, which is his cover. He will succeed or die trying. Nathan Stone, veteran FBI agent in Houston has picked up intelligence that an attack is planned on one or more refineries along the Coast. He feels sure that it will take place on 9/11, just a few days away. To complicate matters, he has also just found that his next in command, Frank Calloway, is involved with the beautiful wife of a noted drug lord. Frank, who bears a striking resemblance to Dirty Harry will be invaluable in this operation. The pressure is on to find out when and how the attack will happen. After the attack, the terrorists decide they are not ready to go to paradise and the exciting chase is on. The survivors head toward the Mexican border. They use cars, airplanes and every other means to escape. The financiers in Lebanon also try to hide by fading in the mountains. Strange things happen there. about author NATIVE TEXAN, AIR FORCE VETERAN, RETIRED PETROCHEMICAL SUPERVISOR, AUTHOR OF THREE HISTORCAL WESTERNS