With a world becoming more overcrowded every day something has to be done by someone if we are to survive with any semblance of humanity. This suspenseful mystery tracks the eforts of a well-meaning (but misguided?) professor to do just that. Working secretly with relief agencies in catastrophic areas of Africe and emerging Third World countries Andrew Stanford's plan catches the attention of an attractive journalist as well as the CIA to culminate in an unexpected turn of events in the Californian Sierras.