Slaves On Horseback: A Tale of Oil Conspiracy

Nick Shepherd rockets up the UNRC Oil Company corporate ladder at warp speed. As he nears the highly coveted and competitive top spot, terrorism, marriage trauma, and an oil glut divert his trajectory. Nick loses his focus, discovering what used to work for him no longer does. Longevity runs in his family, and he wonders, "Is that all there is?" This leads him to take irrational risks. Or are they so irrational? Nick had lost his way. This is a tale of mystery, leading Nick on a new path which stretches him beyond his imagination.

Allan Westcott Chapman majored in Creative Writing at Stanford University under Pulitzer Prize winner Wallace Stegner. He has experienced life in the Airline and Paper Industries in San Francisco, New York, Cleveland, Atlanta, Greenwich, Cupertino, and San Diego. This is his first novel.