Sabrina Galloway leaves her native Chicago and relocates in
the South in order to be near her father, who admitted
himself to a mental institution near Tallahassee. Sabrina
is a well respected scientist at EchoEnergy, a company that
uses slaughter house waste and turns it into alternative
fuel. She works on a team with four other scientists
headed by Dr. Dwight Lansik. When Dr. Lansik just
disappears one morning, Sabrina suspects foul play since
she has discovered that one of the reactors that should not
have been opened was spewing out toxic waste. Unwittingly
she puts her life in danger when she reports this to
EchoEnergy's owner.
Sabrina's small family consists of her father and an
estranged brother, Eric. They were a very close to each
other until the mother died, which was a life-changing
event for all of them, and caused a separation. Father
wavers from being lucid to having hallucinations; he tells
Sabrina that Eric visited and that he, Eric, works
for "Howard Johnson." Since moving to Savannah, she has
developed a close bond with her elderly next-door neighbor,
Natalie Richards. When it becomes apparent that someone
is actually trying to kill her, it is Natalie that devises
a plan to keep Sabrina alive.
Political intrigue, corporate espionage, greed,
imagination, and danger run amuck in this outstanding eco-
thriller. Alex Kava's hide-and-seek tale will keep the
reader on the edge of their seat from first page to last.
The author's characters are fully fleshed out; the dialogue
is crisp and remarkable; and the premise of the story is
terrific.
Tallahassee, Florida
Sabrina Galloway is one of the top scientists at
EchoEnergy - a company that has made a successful
breakthrough in the quest for an alternative fuel. There is
the promise of a cleaner tomorrow, and the economic impact
on world markets could be staggering. But in the euphoria
of excitement, Sabrina makes an alarming discovery: someone
has tampered with the production process, and an eco-
disaster of equally staggering proportions is imminent.
Toxic waste is leaking into the Florida waterways and the
Gulf of Mexico.
Washington, D.C.
Jason Brill, one of the youngest congressional chiefs of
staff, prepares for the upcoming International Energy
Summit. Working for influential senator John Quincy Allen,
Jason is eager to prove himself. Despite his zeal and
admiration for his boss, Jason begins to realize Senator
Allen's support of EchoEnergy, as well as his personal
friendship with the firm's CEO, may be more of a liability
than an asset.
Sabrina and Jason have never met, but both are unwittingly
drawn into a sinister plot that puts corporate greed and
corruption above human life. As the energy summit draws
near, Sabrina's determination to expose EchoEnergy's lethal
secret has made her the target of silent, faceless enemies.
And the net is tightening, held in the relentless grip of
powerful shadow players whose identities reach Pennsylvania
Avenue itself.
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