Escape from Mindanao

About the Book

World Oil had experience exploring islands of the Philippines, but they had not run into the Moro Separatist who were determined to government would not allow oil production to develop in their area. It would bring law and order, making their control of Mindanao impossible. Tim McClellan and his friends had experience dealing with the kidnappers who attempted to end their fieldwork. A chase through forest of valuable hardwoods, marketed by the terrorists, led to conflicts between dhows in the Moro Gulf. They drove to Zamboanga to save Melani, daughter of a pirate, for her lover who disrupted the kidnapping.

About the Author

Russ Long, educated as a Mechanical Engineer, became a carrier qualified Marine aviator and later flew missions in Korea and became a Forward Air Controller. He spent forty-one years as a Geophysicist working in the Middle East and the South China Sea where he lived the background for adventure stories. He then studied writing and became an officer of the Oklahoma Writer's Federation.