HOUSTON, Nov. 3, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Author Jude St. James is an exciting new 1stBooks novelist. His first of three thrillers, Iguana (now available through 1stBooks) sizzles with the arrogance, obsession and rampant excesses characteristic of the titans of the energy trade of the late 80s and 90s.
Taut, compelling and believable, Iguana is a vividly textured roller coaster ride that captivates readers in the early chapters, tightens the grip in the middle pages and accelerates toward its exhilarating and satisfying conclusion at break neck speed.
Protagonist Rick Pope has everything a young rising star could want: stellar career prospects, a beautiful wife and a high rise condo in the museum district. However, life, as he knows it, is irrevocably changed with one deadly career decision.
In this engrossing page turner, Pope, a promising young energy executive, is plunged into a web of intrigue involving a powerful South American crime syndicate, one supported by a global infrastructure. He and his wife, Mattie, find themselves inextricably embroiled in a deadly game of wits. They're being hunted by the syndicate and the FBI and must seek the protection of former agent Kurt Braun, who is aided by the beautiful and cunning CIA officer, Beatriz Chavez. The reward of winning is great, and Rick and Mattie must balance that reward against the cost of their lives.
St. James weaves a rich tapestry of greed and corruption in this masterfully written, explosive thriller. A former mover and shaker in the energy patch, he brings an uncanny understanding of power, both in the boardroom and at the highest levels of government, and of hubris in an out of bounds, rampant industry speeding toward tragic failure.
A native of Houston, St. James breathes the hot, humid Gulf Coast summer into this story of unbridled boomtown capitalism. No stranger to the powerful network of businessmen in the patch, St. James delivers nail biting suspense in this harrowing tale so real that the reader is left to wonder whether such intrigue in the industry is more common than anyone would like to admit.
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