world's largest exporter of oil

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Katherine Burlake

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The Bystander

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Synopsis

The Bystander is a mystery thriller set in Saudi Arabia where rivalries in the Saudi royal family, religion, and oil money intersect. In a kingdom built on sand, an ambitious and devious prince uses terrorism to disrupt the succession and become the next king.

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Author Biography

At the Department of State spent twenty-one years inspecting embassy operations around the world. Traveled to over 130 countries including Iraq and Afghanistan with over 200 total trips. Overseas living included Peru, Thailand, England, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the Cote d’Ivoire. Served four years in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the U.S. Embassy. Worked as a management analyst at the VA for nine years. One of first 20 women accepted in Air Force Intelligence School, and the first female Air Force Intelligence Officer to serve in the Vietnam War. Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, lives in Colorado, BS University of Oregon, MHA Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.
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world's largest exporter of oil

Saudi Arabia is the world's largest exporter of oil and continues to manage the world's oil market. To do so requires the agreement of Russia, a necessary partner. This raises a question of who to be buddies with, since Russia backs Iran an avowed enemy of Riyadh's. Nevertheless, the Saudis know the era of oil is coming to an end or at least to a dribble. Their interest is to cash in at higher prices before the era ends, though it will be years before that happens. The money is also needed to fund the infra-structure the Crown Prince is building. He believes it will replace oil as a source of income. Is the era ending? Not in our lifetime --but one day, in the not-so-distant future.

Book Excerpt

The Bystander

The hotel bombing in Riyadh put the diplomatic community on edge.

He read the email attachment provided by Guy Melville, his London friend. More was at stake than liquor and drugs. Political control and who ran the Saudi oil fields was the prize.

Olen von Hagen, whose family partnered with the Prowers on Mexican and North African oil leases, and was his traveling companion to the Doha conference, interrupted his thinking.
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