Jim Mcculloch

Fracture Gradient Jim Mcculloch

It's the 1980's, Ronald Reagan is President, and America has recovered from the crippling energy shortages of the 1970's when OPEC nearly squeezed oil-dependent economies to death.  But now the U. S. energy industry is faltering as OPEC again manipulates the international oil markets to wrestle back dominance and force America to her knees one more time. 


Out of nowhere, rumors of an astonishing alternative energy discovery suddenly emerge and threaten to reshuffle the international balance of power, destroy OPEC, and make the world energy self-sufficient.  Fletcher Boyd and Hollis Cade own it . . . for what it's worth and at least for now.  Information insidiously leaks and all hell breaks loose as Big Oil, OPEC, and governments explode into action.  Who can be trusted?  Can a handful of ruggedly individualistic underdogs withstand the massive assault from highly-trained government operatives and corporate security forces?

What seems simple is not. What seems logical is not.  Energy is power and power means everything to those who wield it.  But Fletcher and Hollis don't bend or bow; they're hard men who think for themselves and are willing to fight for principle and what's theirs.  

Deadly intrigue, numbing twists, and exhilarating action will rivet you to your chair as a question chafes somewhere in the dark recesses of your psyche . . . an itch that can't be scratched.  Has this happened?
What else will you find in Fracture Gradient?  You will find breathtaking  action and adventure in the international oil and gas industry, Texas, Saudi Arabia, OPEC and Saudi Aramco, ham radio, private jets, F-4 Phantoms fighting an F-14 Tomcat over northern Minnesota, general aviation carnage, the bin laden family, and a fascinating peek into the concept of hydrogen power derived from a very common substance!  Not enough? Well, then there are the US military veterans fighting for their lives, plenty of gunplay, a damaged marriage, and astounding wealth up for grabs! How's that?