Sebastian Ciobanu is a world famous dress designer who is also a secret member of an elite force of the CIA. This is a contemporary political mystery, based on events taking place in the United States with a less than apt or capable President. The plot arcs take the reader from Los Angeles, to Romania, Ukraine, D.C. and Mammoth Lakes. Mysteries abound with intrigue and suspense - all coming together in the author's ability to meld the different fictional streams into a finished solution to a national problem. The research into the backgrounds of Romania, the Romani, the Ukraine, and Russia is extensive and woven together in a fictional but appropriately contemporary story of politics, intrigue, and shadow diplomacy. Smoke & Mirrors will be difficult to put down once the reader starts page #1.