Prelude to Extinction — William Shaw

This is a story about the people who attempted to forewarn the government that it was possible to destroy the entire American oil refinery industry and the people who actually destroyed it. It is about three couples and a woman of mystery . Their very normal human relationships. There day by day activities, their loves, their anger and their hopes How they struggled to accomplish their objectives. How the battle of wits was terrifying, and how the perpetrators had the advantage of surprise. How the couple who perpetrated the attack found no joy in their victory. While the two couples that almost prevented the catastrophe found an uneasy peace, strangely enough in the same, far off land as that of the perpetrators. And how the woman of mystery made it possible for all of them survive. Finally, as truth is stranger than fiction, learn how the story actually ends!