Microbiologist Michael Cochrane has been murdered His brother Paul wants to find out who did itxand whynbspAccompanied by a beautiful industrial spy Elena Sandoval Paul follows the trail from California to Cambridge Massachusettsnbsp Along the way a lot of people seem to be interested in getting in their way or discovering what they know Its clear that Michael was working with cyanobacteria the bacteria that crack water molecules and release free oxygen Its less clear why this would get anybody killed Or why oil billionaire Lionel Gould wants to pay Paul and Elena big money for the details of Michaels worknbspThen the truth emerges Michael had found a way to get cyanobacteria to crack hydrogen out of simple water moleculesnbsp A process that could be industrialized producing enough hydrogen to cleanly power the worldnbsp Practically free fuel out of one of the planets most abundant resources waternbspNo wonder everyone from Middle Eastern heavies to hired domestic muscle suddenly seems to be trying to get in Paul and Elenas waynbsp nbspAs the worlds secrets--and their own--teeter in the balance both Paul and Elena must decide what to do before its too late nbspContemporary topical and exciting The Green Trap is a thriller of todays energy skulduggery--both the kind you read about in the headlines and the kind you dont.