The Skim - a Novel set in the early 1970's amid the London Casino life. A whirlwind of excitement, glamour and fast flowing Arab oil money. Thomas White, a young man caught up in a love triangle that takes him out of the casino life and into the world of 'High Security'. There is great danger, with the kidnapping of the OPEC Oil Ministers and subsequent reprisals. North Sea oil rigs grow fast at this time and Thomas White Industries, with the help of the American Mafia, grow even faster. Time spent in the Swiss Alps is wonderful, exciting and deadly. This brings Ash White to the conclusion that his father Thomas, really was quite a guy.