\u003cdiv\u003eSeismologist Charlie Richter, grandson of the inventor of the Richter scale, knows earthquakes, and has a method for predicting them. Arriving in Los Angeles to begin work at the Center for Earthquake Studies, a mysterious agency that seems more Hollywood than science, Charlie settles into his new life. His only distraction from work is Grace, an assistant to a powerful producer, and her deadbeat scriptwriter boyfriend Ian.\u003cBR\u003e\u003cBR\u003eIt's only a matter of time before Charlie sees the \"Big One\" looming on the horizon. When Charlie alerts his boss at the Center, he is the one that's in for a shock: this is exactly what the Center was hoping for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cBR\u003eWith the news leaked, everyone's suddenly looking to produce the next disaster blockbuster. One of the few scripts Ian actually wrote, \u003cI\u003eEar to the Ground\u003c/I\u003e, happens to be about an earthquake disaster, and soon it's plucked from obscurity and given the fast track. But with a little bit of luck, Charlie may just foil everybody's plans. He just needs explosives, a helicopter, a little more time.\u003cBR\u003e\u003cBR\u003eBy award-winning writer and \u003cI\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c/I\u003e book critic David Ulin, \u003cI\u003eEar to the Ground\u003c/I\u003e is a rollicking visit back to the 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e
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