Susan Howell led a youth that most people only dream about.

As the daughter of one of America’s leading inventors and wealthiest business leaders in the 1960’s, Susan traveled the globe. From exclusive schools in Switzerland to hobnobbing with U.S. Presidents and rulers of foreign countries, Susan witnessed first-hand the intriguing battle for supremacy in the oil-rich Middle East.

She has brought that era to life in Oil Rush, The International Tug of War. Susan has intimately captured the crosses and double crosses as the United States and Russia deployed their best spies and wheeler-dealers to fill the void left by the British withdrawal from the region.