Red Rain — William H. Lovejoy

Hot Season: In the high-stakes world of global trade, a deadly war of industrial espionage and terrorism has begun...Two high-tech companies - one American, one Korean - target a primitive third-world nation in southeast Asia for its limitless supply of flawless rubies worth hundres of billions of dollars.

Mean Season: But a covert alliance of unscrupulous Asian businessmen and powerful opium warlords upsets the delicate balance that has given America the edge. For whoever wins the war wins the ultimate prize: the Ruby Star - the most sophisticated laser technology the world has ever seen.

Deadly Season: From the trading rooms of Bangkok to the remote jungle mountains of Myanmar to California's Silicone Valley, a battle of greed and political dominance rages. One man alone - Chris Carson - knows that America's only hope of survival is to play off two ruthless enemies against each other...before the ultimate weapon of global destruction is unleashed on an unsuspecting earth...