Stephen Smoke

Trick of the Light: in Search of the Holy Hologram Stephen Smoke

Publisher Marketing: "She was the kind of woman who could knock a monk off a celibacy vow at twenty paces." The woman in question is Valerie Tyrell and she wants San Francisco private eye, Nick Sands, to find someone. She wants him to help her find God. "Your ad in the phone book says you can find anybody. If God is everywhere, this ought to be a piece of cake." Thus begins Trick of the Light, two people's spiritual journey played out against the backdrop of the hardboiled detective genre. On the road to locating the "missing person," Valerie and Nick encounter some of the most bizarre and thought-provoking characters this side of the looking glass. It is a journey that challenges their assumptions and beliefs about themselves, the nature of reality, and the universe itself. "A masterpiece of inspirational fiction." -Thomas Morris, author of Ganz Weit Draussen (All the Way Out) "Somewhere between Mickey Spillane and Tielhard de Chardin, Trick of the Light provides a kind of nourishment best described as 'private eye soul food.'" -Ralph Blum, author of The Book of Runes "And yes, at the end of the search the place of beginning is found at last-and seen for the first time. Not since Colin Wilson's The Mind Parasites have I so thoroughly enjoyed a metaphysical novel." -Ken Carey, author of Return of the Bird Tribes Contributor Bio:  Smoke, Stephen Stephen Smoke is the author of The Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, The Teen Bill of Responsibilities, The Corporate Bill of Responsibilities, and Ping Ping Panda: The Power of Personal Responsibilities (co-author). The FREE downloadable "Teen Bill of Responsibilities Course" (based on the Teen Bill of Responsibilities book) has been taught in several Los Angeles area schools since 2006. He is also the author 31 books, including 21 novels, published mainly by major New York publishers, including Warner Books and HarperCollins. He has also written and directed feature films.