Ransom of the Phoenix

Rex Franklin, a computer consultant in the nuclear industry is drawn into a theft of enriched nuclear fuel. Rex must not only save his own life, he must prevent a Chernobyl scale disaster!

Michael Ault is a 53 year old computer database expert well known in technical areas for his work and writings with Oracle database systems. He has a background in nuclear technology courtesy of 6 years in the Navy riding submarines and 10 years in the civilian nuclear field. His interests in space technology have been with him since seeing the Apollo launches as a child and his work with NASA-Aerojet on the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor project. He has worked full time in the computer industry since 1990. His outside interests include scuba diving, photography, hunting and fishing. He has traveled the world as a computer consultant spending time in Europe, Asia, North and South America. All of this experience is reflected in this novel.