Jared Stone is tormented by haunting memories of the death of his twin brother, Jonathan, 29 four years ago. He has inherited the 15 thousand acre part of the Stone property that contains the oil well and rigging. He now needs backing in order to get the drill working and is expecting a geologist from Arloco. Annie Baily turns out to be the geologist that he is waiting for but she is Jonathan's former fiancee. She brings another guilt trip for Jared. He needs her ok in order to get Arloco to finance his oil drilling. Of course, Myrna shows up with her daddy, still trying to get Jared to sell land to her as Jake refuses when he joins forces with Sam McCant. Annie and Jared have some personal problems to work out. Jared introduces Annie to Hugh Slater, a 250 lb. bear of a man to be the foreman. Annie does not find out until later that Slater had worked with Jared in Venezuela and had saved Jared from falling after Jonathan when his brother fell off the rig. Then Boyd Fitzer shows up to throw a monkey wrench in their progress. Annie gets the feeling that something is missing or at least not quite right with the maps. And then the explosions -- Wow! Definitely Recommended --M -- great trilogy - well worth reading.
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