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Overview
“She was the kind of woman who could knock a monk off a celibacy vow at twenty paces.”
The woman in questions 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.
About this Book
This novel was originally written in 1988.
Though the book was extremely well reviewed, and optioned by Hemdale Film Corporation (Best Picture Academy Awards for “Platoon,” and “Last Emperor of China”), sales were disappointing.
As a novelist I am known mainly as a psychological thriller writer. After writing Trick of the Light, I went on to write most of my bestselling novels, including Black Butterfly, Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Blues and others. I also wrote and directed feature films, including “Street Crimes,” starring Dennis Farina.
In the back of my mind I always wanted to do a follow-up to Trick of the Light. In 2011, Cathedral of the Senses was published. It took so long between books because I believed Trick of the Light was such an original piece of metaphysical/philosophical fiction that I wanted to follow it up with something very special. I believe Cathedral of the Senses is that book.
Like Trick of the Light, Cathedral of the Senses has its own soundtrack. In fact, I believe that it was the first novel with its own embedded music soundtrack (for the iPad). Like Trick of the Light, it is available in three different versions: softcover, eBook (iPad, Kindle, et al.), and multimedia eBook (iPad). As more eReaders become multimedia capable, we will make the enhanced versions of all the novels available for those readers as well.
When I was twenty, I had a life-changing “spiritual” experience. Soon afterward, I decided to write something entertaining based on that experience. My first attempt was a rock opera called “White Light Train.”
With this novel, Trick of the Light, I believe I finally got it right. As I read the book again in 2012, I enjoyed it so much that I not only proofed it for eBook and multimedia eBook versions, I decided to do a full edit and republish the book.
For those who enjoy this kind of novel, you might want to give Cathedral of the Senses a try. As a special bonus in this 2012 edition of Trick of the Light, I have included the first eight chapters of Cathedral of the Senses.
At the same time Trick of the Light was re-released, my third metaphysical/philosophical novel, I, Walt Whitman, was pub-lished. Like the other two, it has its own soundtrack. The novel and the soundtrack are available in the same formats as the other novels.
Finally, as you can glean from reading these notes, I not only enjoy writing novels, I also enjoy writing and playing music. Therefore, it will come as no surprise that I regularly perform Storyteller Evenings. These shows allow me to read from my novels and play songs from the books. If you are interested in attending or booking a Storyteller Evening, you can contact me via the following website: www.StephenSmoke.com.
Stephen Smoke,
July 7, 2012
The woman in questions 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.
About this Book
This novel was originally written in 1988.
Though the book was extremely well reviewed, and optioned by Hemdale Film Corporation (Best Picture Academy Awards for “Platoon,” and “Last Emperor of China”), sales were disappointing.
As a novelist I am known mainly as a psychological thriller writer. After writing Trick of the Light, I went on to write most of my bestselling novels, including Black Butterfly, Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Blues and others. I also wrote and directed feature films, including “Street Crimes,” starring Dennis Farina.
In the back of my mind I always wanted to do a follow-up to Trick of the Light. In 2011, Cathedral of the Senses was published. It took so long between books because I believed Trick of the Light was such an original piece of metaphysical/philosophical fiction that I wanted to follow it up with something very special. I believe Cathedral of the Senses is that book.
Like Trick of the Light, Cathedral of the Senses has its own soundtrack. In fact, I believe that it was the first novel with its own embedded music soundtrack (for the iPad). Like Trick of the Light, it is available in three different versions: softcover, eBook (iPad, Kindle, et al.), and multimedia eBook (iPad). As more eReaders become multimedia capable, we will make the enhanced versions of all the novels available for those readers as well.
When I was twenty, I had a life-changing “spiritual” experience. Soon afterward, I decided to write something entertaining based on that experience. My first attempt was a rock opera called “White Light Train.”
With this novel, Trick of the Light, I believe I finally got it right. As I read the book again in 2012, I enjoyed it so much that I not only proofed it for eBook and multimedia eBook versions, I decided to do a full edit and republish the book.
For those who enjoy this kind of novel, you might want to give Cathedral of the Senses a try. As a special bonus in this 2012 edition of Trick of the Light, I have included the first eight chapters of Cathedral of the Senses.
At the same time Trick of the Light was re-released, my third metaphysical/philosophical novel, I, Walt Whitman, was pub-lished. Like the other two, it has its own soundtrack. The novel and the soundtrack are available in the same formats as the other novels.
Finally, as you can glean from reading these notes, I not only enjoy writing novels, I also enjoy writing and playing music. Therefore, it will come as no surprise that I regularly perform Storyteller Evenings. These shows allow me to read from my novels and play songs from the books. If you are interested in attending or booking a Storyteller Evening, you can contact me via the following website: www.StephenSmoke.com.
Stephen Smoke,
July 7, 2012
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940014884686 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Stephen Smoke |
| Publication date: | 08/18/2012 |
| Series: | Nick Sands , #1 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 242 |
| Sales rank: | 766,357 |
| File size: | 3 MB |
About the Author
Stephen Smoke is the author of 20 novels, including Black Butterfly, Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Blues, Trick of the Light, The Prince of Palos Verdes, and Cathedral of the Senses under his own and other names. He has also written eight non-fiction books.
Stephen has written and directed feature films, including “Street Crimes” (starring Dennis Farina) and “Final Impact,” and has written screenplays for others, including “Magic Kid.”
In 2011 he published the first novel with its own embedded soundtrack: Cathedral of the Senses. The songs on the album (Cathedral of the Senses), were written by Stephen and recorded mainly by musicians and singers living in Sedona. All the songs are available for download via iTunes, Amazon, and other popular music download sites.
In July of 2012 Stephen re-released this novel, Trick of the Light, which is the prequel to Cathedral of the Senses. In 1989 he recorded an album (in support of the Trick of the Light novel) on which several well-known musicians, including Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Garth Hudson (the keyboard player for The Band), played on various tracks. The new edition of this novel is available in softcover and eBook formats, plus an enhanced multimedia version for the iPad. The enhanced edition contains portions of the songs embedded at appropriate points in the novel. The songs are available at all popular music download sites.
The re-release of Trick of the Light coincided with the publication of Stephen’s third inspirational novel, I, Walt Whitman (in softcover and eBook formats, along with an enhanced multimedia version for the iPad). The iPad edition contains parts of songs written by Stephen, embedded at appropriate places in the digital eBook.
With the publication of Cathedral of the Senses, Trick of the Light, and I, Walt Whitman in all three formats (softcover, eBook, and enhanced multimedia format for the iPad), Stephen has the unique distinction of being a novelist with three multimedia eBooks, each containing its own embedded soundtrack.
Stephen founded and published Mystery Magazine, and published the first online mystery magazine (Hamilton Caine's Mystery Digest).
Stephen is the author of the Bill of Responsibilities series and the Teen Bill of Responsibilities Course, which was taught in several Southern California schools.
Stephen has written and directed feature films, including “Street Crimes” (starring Dennis Farina) and “Final Impact,” and has written screenplays for others, including “Magic Kid.”
In 2011 he published the first novel with its own embedded soundtrack: Cathedral of the Senses. The songs on the album (Cathedral of the Senses), were written by Stephen and recorded mainly by musicians and singers living in Sedona. All the songs are available for download via iTunes, Amazon, and other popular music download sites.
In July of 2012 Stephen re-released this novel, Trick of the Light, which is the prequel to Cathedral of the Senses. In 1989 he recorded an album (in support of the Trick of the Light novel) on which several well-known musicians, including Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Garth Hudson (the keyboard player for The Band), played on various tracks. The new edition of this novel is available in softcover and eBook formats, plus an enhanced multimedia version for the iPad. The enhanced edition contains portions of the songs embedded at appropriate points in the novel. The songs are available at all popular music download sites.
The re-release of Trick of the Light coincided with the publication of Stephen’s third inspirational novel, I, Walt Whitman (in softcover and eBook formats, along with an enhanced multimedia version for the iPad). The iPad edition contains parts of songs written by Stephen, embedded at appropriate places in the digital eBook.
With the publication of Cathedral of the Senses, Trick of the Light, and I, Walt Whitman in all three formats (softcover, eBook, and enhanced multimedia format for the iPad), Stephen has the unique distinction of being a novelist with three multimedia eBooks, each containing its own embedded soundtrack.
Stephen founded and published Mystery Magazine, and published the first online mystery magazine (Hamilton Caine's Mystery Digest).
Stephen is the author of the Bill of Responsibilities series and the Teen Bill of Responsibilities Course, which was taught in several Southern California schools.
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