BLACK MONDAY

<p>When veteran journalist Chip Jeffries publishes an explosive investigation into Saudi Arabia's oil reserves he expects controversy. He doesn't expect global financial markets to collapse within hours. What begins as a routine exposé quickly spirals into an international firestorm. Stock exchanges freeze diplomatic phone lines burn and somewhere in the shadows powerful figures begin to move. As Chip races to uncover the full truth he finds himself drawn into a tangled world of espionage corporate secrets and geopolitical warfare where allies shift like sand and silence can be deadly. Set against a backdrop of real-world energy politics and global tension this debut novel by Scott Stephens is a bold cinematic thriller that pulls no punches. It's a story about power who has it who wants it and what happens when someone risks everything to expose the lies propping it up. With sharp prose vivid characters and a plot that reads like tomorrow's headlines this is a story that doesn't just ask hard questions. It barrels straight into them. </p>