Harry Marku

Rare Earth Harry Marku

After making an extraordinary Rare Earth mineral find in the Canadian sub-Arctic Yakov suffers a horrific accident that saves his life. As he recovers, he learns that he is a pawn in the employ of a cartel which is seeking to unbalance international politics. Forced to complete his contract, his ultimate safety relies on Robb, an unlikely accomplice, who is drawn to Yakov through a bizarre series of personal coincidences. Robb is a promising young scientist lured from his academic studies to provide technical expertise to the US government and help protect national interests in the advancing Rare Earth economies. During his brief tenure in the government's employ, a top-level US politician stumping in a battleground state is assassinated. Robb proposes a theory for the murder but his insight relies on the same personal coincidences that he cannot decipher. As he struggles to find hard evidence, his world is upended. To survive, he must prove the connection and discover why the Rare Earths are crucial. It's not what he thinks it is; the answers are both macabre and disturbing. Rare Earth is a weave of drama, high tech and social conscience.