The Oil Dossier: When Murder Is Not Enough

By Jack J Amstel

The Oil Dossier recalls movies such as Syrianna and The Pelican Brief. A tight and well-constructed political thriller, brimming with high-level intensity, enjoyable and immensely satisfying for the action and drama oriented reader.The CEO of a paper company is brutally murdered while fishing on the quiet waters of the Wadmalaw in South Carolina.Meanwhile, during the annual benefit gala at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, a top banker has a private meeting in the American Wing with Walter Sherman, a wheelchair-bound billionaire. They discuss the Coalition for a Better Earth, a secretive organization run by Sherman, whose members include government leaders, captains of industry and a Saudi crown prince. The deals they make are unknown to the outside world, and impact financial markets, determine election outcomes, and influence the fate of people and nations.In The Oil Dossier, Willem Vandenwater - a Dutchman living in New York - returns from Jack Amstel's first book, The Steel Connection. Willem is asked to find a CEO for the paper company. Via Charleston, New York and the Hamptons his search brings him increasingly closer to the Coalition for a Better Earth whose real mission he realizes is nothing less than dominating the world oil markets. From the boiling cauldrons of pulp in New Jersey to the late-night scene in New York, Willem must uncover the story and the links between seemingly unrelated events and people. Together with a beautiful Brazilian professor, he is slowly drawn into the web of murder and conspiracy.When Willem and Sherman finally meet, Willem wonders: Are they mortal enemies, or do they need each other to save the world around them?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1791703194
• ISBN13: 9781791703196
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"