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ASCENDING POWER IBD

MALCOLM GIBSON
08 / 2019
9781633372900
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Sinopsis

When a rare mineral discovery pits a small west Texas tribe against Big Oil, it turns into a battle for survival that will leave the world changed forever.áNFL star quarterback Billy Strikeleather is living the dream&mdash,he has a beautiful wife, adoring fans, and a multi-million-dollar mansion. But when an injury sidelines him permanently, he turns to the bottle for solace. With the DWIs piling up, his marriage hits the rocks and his self-confidence is shaken.Feeling unmoored, Billy warily responds to a call from his uncle, returning to his childhood home on the Chinati reservation in rural west Texas to help the old man investigate a troubling mystery. Something&rsquo,s been contaminating the reservation&rsquo,s hot springs, and Uncle Sam Longbird is hoping Billy can help him uncover the truth.The water is contaminated, all right. The deep springs have brought to the surface a rare mineral that could disrupt the global energy market and make the tribe wealthy beyond its imaginings. This may be Billy&rsquo,s one chance to restore his tribe&rsquo,s fortunes and prove his value not only to his people, but to himself.But when Longbird narrowly avoids death at the hands of a mysterious gunman, Billy realizes someone will kill to keep that mineral a secret, someone with pockets deep enough to bribe local law enforcement and government. What can a washed-up quarterback do against influence like that?Billy may not have much power, but he does have friends: a lonely professor with a shipwrecked career and dangerous knowledge, a young TV anchor whose ambitions for the future are at war with her past, and an old Indian chief whose love for his people is rivaled only by his self-doubts. They must work together to protect the hot springs&rsquo, gift&mdash,or die trying.Lovers of James Patterson&rsquo,s twisting plots and relatable characters will enjoy this thrilling David-and-Goliath tale.á

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