Just A Few Billion

By Tom Rockerton

Despite being a successful oilman worth almost two billion dollars, Lionel Johnson is unfulfilled. He lives in Houston, Texas and has a strong need for more money, a lot more.Lionel has a secret goal and he can only achieve it with a huge sum of additional money. His motivation both drives him and gnaws at him.To cope with his internal unrest, he concocts a sophisticated plan to hack into the Federal Reserve System and siphon off two hundred billion dollars. With the national debt above fifteen trillion, Lionel feels the time is right. He's confident the amount he takes won't be missed. After all, it's just a few billion, a small percentage of the debt.Lionel partners with a close friend who's the president of Houston Universal Bank. They work with experts and discover a way to get the money.Hank Bolton and Gail Stone each possess a PhD from Harvard and work together at a think tank (GSC) in Houston. They uncover clues to Lionel's planned cyber heist. Both the FBI and the CIA become involved.Alerts are sent to the Federal Reserve. GSC is hired to supplement the work of the government intelligence agencies.Lionel and his team prove to be both shrewd and innovative. The situation intensifies and becomes entangled.Hank and Gail face dangers they never dreamed they'd encounter in their chosen profession. However, Gail is an ex-Marine with a wealth of fighting skills. Hank finds that he has useful undeveloped talents. They're given expanded roles in their teamwork with the FBI and the CIA.Problems continue to escalate. Hank and Gail use all their skills in an attempt to resolve the unusual issues that develop.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479211788
• ISBN13: 9781479211784
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"