A graphic novel based on the Playboy short story

2011-07-19T08:22:00.000-07:00

A multi-protagonist political thriller, spanning the gritty oil fields and corporate board rooms of Texas to the creeks and backstreets of the Niger Delta.

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In the world of energy futures, the right information is the difference between fortune and failure. Nobody knows oil markets better than Riley Hunter, the youngest chief trader in the history of Centaur Financial, Houston’s most powerful energy fund.

When it comes to light, sweet crude from the Niger Delta, Hunter is not to be fucked with. It’s the riskiest market in the world, brimming with black gold, choking on pollution, corruption and poverty. But a sophisticated rebel movement is impeding the flow of oil. They call themselves MEND--the Movement for the Emanicipation of the Niger Delta, and with three dollar cell phones, speedboats, and Cold War era firearms, they are determined to return the region’s resources to its people.

When the MEND strikes, oil spikes, and Hunter is determined to profit on the attacks. He relies on inside information from Isaac, a Nigerian oil worker and devoted family man who would do anything to help his ailing father. When Hunter and Isaac find their fates intertwined with MEND and the Delta, they discover that the true price of oil is blood.

Light, Sweet Crude

A graphic novel based on the Playboy short story