Distant Vision

Distant Vision is the second book of the Drake Simo series.Its summertime in Skyview and the unemployed and distractible Drake Simolaid-off teacher, ex-bicycle racer, technophobehas time on his hands. A five hundred dollar reward motivates him to investigate a burglary at the Skyview Natural Food Company because like, duh, hes broke.Porno peddlers, warped family members, embezzlers, and addicted computer gamers help derail his investigation.Rastan grinned. "e;More or less. If my computer sales are slow, I tool down to Van Nuys and do some bartering. The porno industry likes computers. And theres a huge market for porno films."e; Drake rolled his bike back and forth beneath him. "e;Along with Internet porn."e; Rastan jabbed a finger toward Drake. "e;You know it, bro. Porn is huge. Big, big money. And, Van Nuys is known as the Silicone Valley."e; "e;Silicone Valley?"e; "e;Exactly. The heart of the beast,"e; Rastan flicked the ash off his cigarette and inhaled. "e;Say, how do you know about Internet porn if you dont own a computer?"e; "e;Its a long story."e; "e;I bet,"e; Rastan exhaled. "e;Anyway, the Internet is the next big market for porn flicks. Limitless possibilities. Live cams in dorms. Merging medias. Thats why they want my hardware."e; "e;Sounds uh,"e; Drake looked at St. Matthews. "e;Enterprising."e; "e;Yeah. Whatever, dude. Listen, porno and the Internet keep merging together. And the technology keeps improving. I have some stuff back there thats totally cutting edge. DVD-ROM compatible."e; "e;Wow,"e; Drake rubbed his eyes and yawned. "e;Try this. Sex scenes from eight different camera angles. VR technology. Multiple screens."e; Drake didnt know what to say. He remembered the former chairman of the English Department at Pedro Beach High and his porno web site that featured teenage