Hydrocarbon (Integra Book 5)

Jim Orwell and Dianne Richards, both Chemists, see a glass fiber boat parked at the jetty in Lake Misty disintegrate before their eyes. Their interest piqued, and suspecting that some chemical has been introduced into the lake’s water, they investigate and discover a bacterial infestation that has the potential to destroy the world economies. The bacteria are proliferating quickly, spreading throughout the waters of the world and feeding on the hydrocarbons present in the water. They realize that immediate action is required to defuse the threat before the bacteria overwhelm Humanity. Their attempts to inform the Authorities bring them into conflict with a fanatical religious cult that is intent on bringing the world back to a ‘purer state’, destroying the development that they see as an affront to God’s plan for humanity.
Their search for help leads them to Integra. Together they establish an organization to save the waters of the world, racing to beat the threat that is spreading rapidly around the world, invading the heartland of civilizations. In order to achieve this, they are forced to overcome threats against their lives, and political inertia, to destroy the threat before it destroys them. Their work forms the foundation for capabilities that will save millions, even those far removed from the threat.