The novel is about a group of people living together in a largely self-sufficient commune, thanks to its ability to produce a unique Californian wine. When their commune is threatened by a plan to build a dam, a select group of members (‘rice-eaters’) devise a plan to arm twist the governor of California to abandon the project. This group, led by Priest, aka Ricky, transform themselves into eco-terrorists and threaten to start an earthquake if their demands are not met. They set off a series of earthquakes using a stolen seismic vibrator truck from an oil firm.
Judy Maddox, an FBI agent, heads the team determined to stop the terrorists.
Though the novel is predictable and cliché-ridden, it is still an engrossing page-turner.
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