{"product_id":"lukakus-black-gold-joseph-t-riach-9781738527717","title":"Lukaku's Black Gold: The Proud President Of An Island Nation, A Corrupt Scottish Leader ... And A Ruthless Avenger Determined To Destroy Them Both!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Tom builds an ingenious labyrinth of plot, suspense and cunning twists with the canny eye of a master story-teller in his thrilling best-seller of an island nation caught in a deadly web of corruption, intrigue, betrayal and revenge!\" - Hansen Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIbani slaves and the Scottish highlander exiles who freed them find fulfillment living together on a mid-Atlantic island paradise until the discovery of oil in their offshore waters by their 'tartan' descendants two hundred years later induces a bankrupt Scottish government led by the unscrupulous Veronica Pigeon to claim sovereignty and plan a coup. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe threat compels the islands' President Romelu to enlist the help of British intelligence agent Charles Ledingham and triggers a cat-and-mouse battle of political wits and will with ex-IRA chief Adrian Gorse and a race to find his secret weapons horde. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the day of the islands' 'Glorious Twelfth' celebration draws near, kidnap, drugs, personal vendettas and two back-from-the-dead assassins further confuse the conflict and fates are decided in dramatic fashion in a finale of stunning turns where only the most devious prevail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut who will that be? Will Romelu succeed in protecting the integrity, freedom and new-found oil wealth of his 'tartan' people? Or will the 'black gold' bring only despair? Can any one adversary outfox all the others - and live to tell the tale? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against a historical backdrop of slavery and salvation and the hopes and dreams of a mixed-race people living in harmony but threatened by a modern world where greed and flawed ideologies rule, \u003ci\u003eLukaku's Black Gold \u003c\/i\u003eis an imagination-bending adventure chock-full of vivid characters pursuing their respective destinies only as honestly as circumstance permits. The novel is a sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Boy From Broughty Ferry \u003c\/i\u003ewith several characters' roles from that work reprised, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebut it is equally written, and intended to be enjoyed, as a stand-alone read in its own right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Tom builds an ingenious labyrinth of plot, suspense and cunning twists with the canny eye of a master story-teller!\" - Hansen Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph T. Riach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1738527719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781738527717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Break Out at Hansen Lee Imprints\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Joseph T. Riach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172373209343,"sku":"9781738527717","price":12.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lukakus-black-gold-joseph-t-riach-9781738527717","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}