Oil Imperative

A small group of scientists meets clandestinely in different cities around the world. They are tantalizingly close to a formula that will double the available energy from a barrel of oil, thereby halving the world price. To avoid detection by Middle Eastern powers, they must constantly change locations.

In a hotel lounge in New York, a former government agent who has recently lost an arm witnesses the swift, efficient murder of a Saudi minister and is drawn into an international drama.