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The Shell Game
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781599550947
ISBN: 1599550946
Label: Sweetwater Books
Manufacturer: Sweetwater Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: January 22, 2008
Publisher: Sweetwater Books
Studio: Sweetwater Books
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Editorial Review:
From the Publisher
The events of September 11th, 2001,the invasion of Iraq,the threat of radical Islam,an impending showdown with Iran. What do these situations have in common? Oil. And the world is running out. The SHELL GAME is far more than a thriller, it is a MUST-READ cautionary tale that exposes the next 9/11 event a deception that will lead to a retaliatory chemical weapons strike on Iran and the terrorist elements the regime supports. Though the novel is written as fiction, it is filled with all-too-real details provided by insiders in the oil industry, military, and Middle Eastern affairs that extrapolates real events from the past and present that will lead us down a path of self-destruction.Unless we stop the insanity now!
Product Description
The story opens in 2007 when two CIA spooks meet with an American Colonel in military intelligence. The war is going badly, and President Bush, who steadfastly refuses to back down, remains unchallenged at home as Democrats and Republicans continue to toss verbal grenades positioning themselves for the 2008 elections. Meanwhile, Iran s pursuit of nuclear energy will yield enriched uranium within five years, uranium that can be used to manufacture suitcase nukes. The United States military is too drained to invade Iran, and a preemptive strike is out of the question,unless a nuclear detonation were to occur in an American city, the enriched uranium traced back to Iran. A U.S. reprisal would strike a death-blow against radical Islam, quell the insurgent violence in Iraq,and yield more oil. Yes, the cost is unthinkable but if we sit back and do nothing then one day a dozen suitcase bombs could go off in a dozen American cities bringing with it anarchy and the collapse of Western civilization. December 2011: Ashley Ace Futrell is an oil expert working for PetroConsultants, married to Kelli Doyle, a former National Security Advisor and one of the CIA spooks from the opening scene. When Kelli threatens to expose the plot, Ace finds his existence hurtling down a rabbit s hole of deceit where the orchestrated lies of the powerful few could lead to the darkest days of human existence, and the death knell for billions.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Gutsy writing! and Solid.
Well I didn't enjoy this as much as the great series from TOR with the 2012 theme, but I give cudos to Alten for going bravely into the night and attacking the admisnistration and the power brokers in this novel.
The concept of a conspiracy on the part of the administration to scare the hell of Americans with a nuclear or other terror strike secretly sanctioned by a cabal of Cabinet Members isn't new. They've even done it on "24," and years ago, John Farris mentioned such a plot in ... Read More
Rating:  - Well, I didnt hate it, but it's a bit overrated
This book was more about pushing an agenda that the author was trying to display through a "fictional" book. It is nothing more than another propoganda / conspiracy book filled with numbers, quotes and mind-numbing "facts". Like any book, it was written to convey what the author hopes for. The author was pretty good about being objective on political issues overall, but I have my reservations with a few of the lines. It is also a slow read. I wouldn't exactly call it a thriller. As a supposed "FICTION" ... Read More
Rating:  - This should be required reading!
This book should be required reading for all voters before the election. Steve Alten takes you through the twists and turns of both real and immaginary political chicanery.
Rating: - A Must Read
I don't normally read fiction. However, "The Shell Game" was recommended to me by a friend. The book is very fast-paced, plausible and unfortunately, disturbing. I say disturbing because the author wraps the story around little known facts surrounding 9/11, Iraq and our current Oil Crisis. It's clear that Steve Alten chose "fiction" as a genre to convey that the United States, if not the rest of the world, is smack in the middle of a geopolitical and environment crisis. If we don't wake up from our deep sleep, ... Read More
Rating:  - Political Insanity!
I have read Steve Alten's other books in the past and have mostly enjoyed them. This is the first book that I stopped reading halfway through in 10 years. It left such a bad taste in my mouth, I just couldn't bring myself to read the whole thing. Alten's liberal political agenda taint this book to the point that I had to look closely to find the real story. Alten's viewpoints clearly mirror those of anti-american bomb throwers like Michael Moore, Rosie O"Donnell, and Sean Penn etc. If you believe that the ... Read More
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