The Burning Rocks by Max Marlow

Hardback with d/w, both in excellent, near new condition. Published by Severn House (1995). 306pp. We will combine multiple purchases for post.

A thriller about two geochemists who discover a mountain of volatile and dangerous gas beneath the Scottish estate of a London entrepreneur, who, because of financial pressure, is determined to drill regardless of the danger.

Gus Wilson and Kitty Cochrane, two geo-chemists, are called to look into a possible natural gas reservoir beneath the estate of Bernard Morris. They discover that Morris is indeed sitting on a mountain of untapped gas, but gas which is so volatile that any disturbance could trigger a huge explosion. Morris is determined to drill. When Kitty is equally determined to stop him, she finds her life in danger. It becomes a race to see if Morris can be stopped from causing a disaster the scale of Chernobyl...