Announcing "The Gambit"

My political thriller novel, "The Gambit" has now been published and is available on Amazon and at my website www.thegambitsite.com . The novel depicts an audacious conspiracy to spike global oil prices via "engineering" terrorist events, coveniently during an American presidential election where the incumbent is coopted by the effort underway and unable to effectively respond. Nonetheless, the awful truth about the President and the conspiracy is dumped upon an unsuspecting electorate just prior to Election Day. Please see the website for more details.

What began as an experiment, i.e. writing just a few chapters, later turned into a 400-plus page novel as thoughts about a plot and characters finally emerged. "The Gambit" represents a novel I had always wanted to write (but didn't quite know how) about the oil business, foreign intrigues and Houston. After living almost 30 years in Houston, I believe the book captures a worthy flavor of the city (there are, however, a few references to the Enron fiasco-what novel about the oil business, scheming and Houston could not?). A number of my own experiences as an oil trader in Houston and overseas are factored surreptitiously into the novel.

The book is dedicated to my wife, Beverly, and two sons, Chad and Ryan (see Ryan's own website at www.larc.ttu.edu/rnunnally. )

It is a great feeling to have this project completed. Now, on to the next novel (only kidding for the moment).