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. &quote;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.&quote; Drake rolled his bike back and forth beneath him. &quote;Along with Internet porn.&quote; Rastan jabbed a finger toward Drake. &quote;You know it, bro. Porn is huge. Big, big money. And, Van Nuys is known as the Silicone Valley.&quote; &quote;Silicone Valley?&quote; &quote;Exactly. The heart of the beast,&quote; Rastan flicked the ash off his cigarette and inhaled. &quote;Say, how do you know about Internet porn if you dont own a computer?&quote; &quote;Its a long story.&quote; &quote;I bet,&quote; Rastan exhaled. &quote;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.&quote; &quote;Sounds uh,&quote; Drake looked at St. Matthews. &quote;Enterprising.&quote; &quote;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.&quote; &quote;Wow,&quote; Drake rubbed his eyes and yawned. &quote;Try this. Sex scenes from eight different camera angles. VR technology. Multiple screens.&quote; 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