In the middle eastern state of Jubayl, the Emir's son and heir is found dead beneath an oil rig that is just days from being sold to a neighbouring state. Overseas police adviser Peter Craig, visiting the region to lecture on counterinsurgency, soon finds himself commandeered by the Embassy to help find the killer. All signs point to an oil company employee, but Craig's instincts say he's been framed – instincts that have little weight in a fragile autocracy where justice must be seen to be done, and swiftly. Unravelling the dead Sheikh's network of spies, lovers and rivals leads Craig back to the oil rig via nightclubs, soukhs and sidestreets, and although he rightly senses the deadly forces at play, he’s ill-prepared for the truth when it finds him. Reviews of Craig and the Midas Touch "Oil, sex and dastardly schemes galore speed on this good tale." – Current Crime, 1975 "Peter Craig, diplomatic whizz-kid with expertise in counter-subversion, mixes it with fanatics in a Middle East emirate after one of the ruler’s family is hit; oil spun wealth, power and corruption much to the fore in this entertaining romp." – Yorkshire Post, 23.10.1975 "Interesting types and oil technology, action and surprise switches, all adeptly controlled in a tale that bubbles nicely along." – Oxford Times, 21.11.1975