A Killing In Oil

Robert G Rogers

Oct 2013 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Bone has the assignment of his life though he doesn't know it. It looks simple—a sexy young insurance executive, Sundae, asks him for an opinion on the death of oil executive Paul Crosby, with whom she'd had an affair. She prefers "suicide." Bone says it'll be what it is. Lives depend on Bone's decision, including his. Bonnie Mae, Paul's mother, needs money to complete a well. Investors and creditors threaten her. Paul's lifestyle doesn't help. He's never met a woman he didn't want to bed, married or otherwise. Troubling is a missing box of explosive string shot used in drilling wells, a terrorist weapon in the wrong hands. Did the thief kill Paul? And, there's Preacher Abraham, Bikers for God Church, trying to con Bonnie Mae out of money she doesn't have. Bone is put to the test as he scrambles for the answers.

About the author

The ultimate boot-strap success story, Rogers was born and raised with the red clay of Mississippi underneath his bare feet. Although underage, Rogers enlisted in the U.S. Army almost before the ink on his high school diploma was dry. His tour of duty took him to the Orient, where he worked in an intelligence-gathering capacity with the Army. After his military discharge, Rogers used the G.I. Bill to put himself through college. He graduated from Mississippi State with a degree in electrical engineering and thereafter moved to California to work in the Aerospace industry. He attended law school at USC, graduating with honors. Rogers worked as an attorney for Rockwell International but later began his own firm. Rogers subsequently passed the NY Bar, and went on to earn an LLM from Tulane, studying taxation and real estate. Afterwards, he worked for lenders, the SBA and the FDIC, handling conflicts much like the ones Bishop Bone takes on in his murder mysteries. During book breaks, he handcrafts wooden bowls, mangles a guitar and plays tennis. Rogers is currently a resident of La Jolla, CA.