Ian Rodney Lazarus

Three Russian nuclear weapons go missing during the denuclearization treaty of 1991. Thirty years later, they turn up in one of the most volatile regions: the Gaza strip. Their path is guided by a Saudi professor determined to disrupt the balance of power in the Middle East. Richard O'Brien, an FBI linguist who finds cocaine and women much more intriguing than his low-level job, stumbles upon the plot. Unbeknownst to Richard is that he becomes a pawn...