Dateline: Ukiah, California, July 14, 2003. Hal Brays new book, No Good Deed" has been released by the publisher 1st Books.com. This new action/adventure novel is set in Ukiah and wends its way south to Texas. The time line for the action is the early 1980s when oil was king but was soon to be dethroned.

The author examines the lengths that the powerful will go to preserve their fortunes and influence. The lives that are affected are at every level of society. Organized crime creeps into the mix and appears not only from the east coast but from our neighboring country to the south. When the hero of the story attempts to do a good deed for some influential friends, he is drawn into a web of intrigue, deceit and crime that endangers him, his friends and, ultimately, the very oil industry of the United States

Hal Bray lives in beautiful Northern California with his wife. His retirement from the United States Army brought him into the sphere of influence of many important people in the oil industry during the 1980's. Their lives and suggestions, along with a vivid imagination inspired this book.

After serving 22 years in the United States Infantry, with multiple tours in Vietnam, Hal used the business degree he earned while on active duty to manage golf and country clubs. From California to Texas he came to the Gulf Coast during the final hey days of oil in the1980's. When the bubble burst there was a lot of recriminations and wondering why and how.