The Formula (plus Signed Letter) [signed] [first edition]

This is the chilling tale of Germany's most explosive wartime secret--synthetic fuel--that triggers a brutal murder, and shock waves, in the deadly world of OPEC and the multinational cartels. And plunges its hero, an ex-CIA agent, now an L.A.cop, together with a beautiful woman into a quest where the stunning climax is a face-to-face confrontation with the Godfather of the Overworld.