The Final Solution

by Stephen Weinstein

The Final Solution“Only a few hours left until the end of the world and Ari knew he was responsible for ending it. It was of course an exaggeration. The world would not end. The globe upon which he stood would keep spinning, other than for a momentary shrug and the ensuing cloud of dust and heat. Most people would wake up and learn of what had happened from their radios or televisions. Others would read about it in their morning papers over a cup of coffee. But in one small part of the world, a part that had suffered from religious wars since recorded history, the part where Ari Ben Lev’s wife and child lived, the conflict between Arab and Jew would finally come to an end.”The Final Solution is a fast-paced suspense/thriller that speeds the reader along a nuclear path that aligns countries, multi-national corporations and political and terrorist organizations for a common to stop an Israeli scientist and his country from developing a new source of energy.When Ari Ben Lev makes a breakthrough on a top-secret project he’s working on for his government, it seems like the answer to a the final solution to his country’s and the world’s energy needs.NEW ENERGY SOURCE FOUND!Imagine the effect of such a Unlimited, cheap, non-polluting energy, and the end of carbon burning fuels and the internal-combustion engine. The discovery by Ari Ben Lev of this new form of energy will mean the reshaping of global political and economic power, the elimination of certain jobs and industries, and the creation of others. The potential benefits for the world are enormous . . . but for some countries, some industries, and some individuals his discovery spells disaster. Arab nations could see their wealth and power disappear overnight. Russia, its number one source for hard currency vanish. Oil companies, their life’s blood no longer pumping. Then there’s the impact on such conjoined industries as automotive, utilities and manufacturing. The re-tooling, re-supplying, and economic uncertainties would be certain to send shock waves through world financial markets. Accordingly, there are those who would do anything to prevent Ben Lev’s fuel cell from ever reaching light of day. From Israel to Palestine, from Russia to America’s seat of power, the players come Roger Glass, CEO of the world’s largest independent oil concern; Jabal Hussein, a terrorist bent on the destruction of Israel; and General Alexander Primikov who would be the next president of Russia. Each is driven by a different motive, and each is equally guilty of what they had set in motion. “Jerusalem trembled and then disappeared into a cloud of dust and heat. The sand upon which Jesus trod was turned to glass. A half-million people, Christian, Arab and Jew alike, ceased to exist, vaporized into nothingness.” The solution to the world’s energy needs is both the premise and catalyst behind The Final Solution. The plot couldn’t be more timely nor the reading public more primed.

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2004