In the book of Revelation, chapter six, verse six we read in part …”A quart of wheat for a day’s wages…” This passage describes the dread that the threat of famine put into ancient hearts.
A new threat to the basic economy of the United States comes from a descendant of the ancient Persian King, Cyrus. The Iranian president disappears under mysterious circumstances, and an unknown professor of Economics at Tehran University, Arstoo Faridoon, is swept into office due to his powerful oratory skills, and the tireless work of his adoring students. He talks of peace but his secret ambition is to ruin the American economy by sabotaging the food supply with the help of some sinister bacteria. This drives the U.S. into unavoidable recession; reminiscent of the 1929 depression. People are unable to pay the outrageous food prices and life becomes a struggle. His goal; forming an alliance with third world countries by giving them grain and crude oil at minimum prices, forming a new PERSIAN EMPIRE with world wide power. He is backed by a mysterious stranger who guides him and provides endless supplies of financing and political support.
The United States CIA dispatches its most talented agent, Aristotle Tucker to expose Faridoon’s plan. Mystery and intrigue captivates the reader as the story unfolds in Tehran, Washington D.C., and the American Midwest.