Goodbye California

"The reign of terror began with a well planned heist at a nuclear power station. They came the threat--from a man known only as Morro--to trigger an earthquake that woudl wash the entire state of California into the sea. Who was this man and what did he want? Detective Sergeant Ryder, whose wife had been taken hostage by the terrorists, began his own campaign of terror--a campaign that led to the down-to-the-wire race to reach the destruct button before Morro did..." -- from back cover.