The Facilitator

A newly-elected U. S. President, elected on the promise to

restrict oil exploration offshore and in other sensitive areas goes

back on his promise. In response, a group of America's largest oil

company CEOs, led by a mysterious and diabolical Saudi, want

higher oil prices more than they want more oil and orchestrates

a series of "accidents" involving offshore oil rigs, tankers and

other oil facilities in an attempt to cause a public backlash that

will force the President to stop new exploration and protect

their profits. The CEOs even fund a "front" environmental group

to manage the public outcry. But something about the plan is

not as it seems. The Facilitator keeps the reader in suspense

as it builds to a climax that is both surprising and ingenious.