Plunge into the heart of the oil conflicts that pit nation against nation in the Middle East -- and threaten to topple a fragile world economy.
With the discovery of a secret oil pipeline -- once funded by Iran to connect the Mediterranean to the Red Sea through the heart of Israel -- comes Israel's shocking emergence as the world's newest oil and gas superpower. Meanwhile, ancient fights that have split Islam for hundreds of years threaten to shatter an uneasy peace forged between Israel, Iran, and the United States -- until news of the emergence of the Mahdi threatens to change the balance of power forever in the Middle East.
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Jeff Nesbit has been a national journalist, the director of public affairs at several major federal agencies in Washington, D.C., and the communications director to a former vice president at the White House. He's written eighteen successful thrillers and novels and lives in Virginia.
Jeff Nesbit has 20 years of strategic communications, marketing, and public policy experience. He is the president of The Shiloh Group--a strategic communications firm founded in 1992--and has written 17 inspirational novels for children and adults. Shiloh's focus has been strategic partnerships, marketing launches, multi-level communications, and public relations campaigns. For instance, Shiloh helped form an outside advisory board and strategic partnerships that helped launch the Discovery Health Channel; it helped the Pew Charitable Trusts launch its national center on genetically engineered foods; and it helped Yale University launch several domestic and international public affairs initiatives. In addition, Shiloh owns a Christian radio station in Toronto, Canada; is a 50/50 joint venture partner with the leading virtual Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the U.S.; and has strategic marketing partnerships with Discovery Communications, Digital Media Broadcasting Corp., and others. Shiloh's clients include national non-profits, Fortune 500 firms, trade associations, media companies, medical institutions, high-tech firms and biotechnology startups such as the Discovery Health Channel, the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, Yale University, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Harvard Business School, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Kaiser Family Foundation, Inova Health Systems, Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, SmartBrief.com, Wireless Technology Research, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Eli Lilly, Dow Corning, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Procter & Gamble, and Boston Consulting Group, as well as start-up biotech or high-tech firms such as Molecular Delivery, Epitope, Biocontrol, Aardex, and Avanir. From 1989-1991, Nesbit was the associate commissioner for public affairs to FDA Commissioner David Kessler, M.D., at the Food and Drug Administration. He left the FDA in 1991 to become former Vice President Dan Quayle's communications director, where he served as chief spokesman for the White House's regulatory policy council. He was also a special assistant for public affairs to Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole in 1989, and prior to that, press secretary to then-Senator Dan Quayle. Nesbit was a Washington journalist from 1981 to 1987. He was a Washington correspondent for Knight-Ridder Newspapers--the second-largest national newspaper chain in the United States and owner of the "Philadelphia Inquirer," the "Miami Herald," the "Detroit Free Press," and the "San Jose Mercury News" from 1984 to 1987. Prior to that, he was a reporter for States News Service (a regional wire service distributed by the New York Times); editor of Ralph Nader's "Public Citizen" magazine; an editorial assistant at ABC News' Satellite News Channels; and a writer for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson. In addition, he was a reporter for newspapers in Virginia and South Carolina from 1980-1981. Nesbit earned a bachelor's degree in religion from Duke University in 1979 and completed his master's course work in journalism (but not his thesis) at the University of Illinois. He was the 1978 Atlantic Coast Conference long jump champion and captain of Duke's track-and-field team. He has written 17 inspirational novels for children and adults, including The Capital Conspiracy and The Insider. He is also the volunteer coordinator of three-time major league soccer champion D.C. United's youth development program. With his wife, Casey, he runs a sport-horse farm in historic Waterford, Virginia. They have three children--Joshua (17), Elizabeth (15), and Daniel (11). Josh is the goalkeeper for one of D.C. United's youth soccer teams, which won a national championship in 2001. Elizabeth's Potomac Valley Vogues AAU basketball team also won a national title in 2001. All three play elite club soccer on teams that have won six Virginia State Cup titles.
Far different than my usual book fare of historical romantic novels and helpful non-fiction Christian books on being a wife and parent-at first I was unsure how I would feel about sinking my teeth into a political novel--particularly one with the title Oil and that was 360 pages long!
I found the book to be one that you had to focus on while reading--this is no light and fluffy storyline that you can just waltz through. With intricate stories lines that weave in and out of each other and deeply developed characters you definitely need to pay attention or you'll get lost. Other than that, however, I found the story to be extremely interesting, even for me, and it kept me turning the pages. Even with how huge it is I was able to finish it off quickly--going faster as I neared the end to find out what was going to happen! I'll warn you though-it ends in a cliff hanger! I enjoyed it to the point that I will definitely want to read the next book to find out what is going to happen. I loved the ever so subtle hints of Christianity woven throughout the book, and the way it portrayed all the different characters and their many facets. This is a great read, even if it is not your usual genre! I was sent this book to review, all opinions are my own
Jeff Nesbit in his new book, "Oil" Book Two in the Principalities and Powers series published by Guideposts gives us another adventure with Nash Lee.
From the back cover: Global powers race to exploit the chaos that has erupted overnight.
Terrorist attacks against three of the world's largest oil fields in Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq threaten to cripple the fragile global economy. Clues link to a rogue, nuclear-armed country and a radical Sunni group, but not all are convinced they're the perpetrators. Who had something to gain? All roads seem to lead to Israel, where Russia and America are locked in a titanic struggle over Israel's large, underdeveloped oil shale reserves.
Nash Lee, entrepreneur of an online global network, is thrust into the tumultuous politics of the powerful Saudi kingdom when he uncovers information about a deadly plot to spark dissension among the Arab nation-states. As the Arab Spring revolts push the entire planet to the brink of war, news of the emergence of the Twelfth Imam changes everything.
Plunge into the heart of the oil conflicts that pit nation against nation in the Middle East-and threaten to alter the balance of power forever.
Buckle up for another wild ride with Nash Lee as, this time, his adventures take us to the Middle East. Nash now has to deal with the heads of government to stave off a global financial crisis over the oil and prevent nuclear war. Mr. Nesbit is brilliant is defining his characters and the more defined they are the more we like them and the more we like them the more we identify with what they are doing. Once the action gets going Mr. Nesbit revs up the thriller quotient considerably which will have you reading and flipping pages as fast as you can. This book is a suspense thriller as Nash's life is in serious danger practically from the beginning. Don't start this book late at night because it will be very difficult to put it down or stop thinking about it. I recommend this book highly and am greatly looking forward to the next book in the series.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Guideposts. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
