Inept insurance claims examiner Ben Howard and his brassy partner Selma Sachs have been assigned to investigate the nexus between an alarming number of occupational accident insurance claims at grommet manufacturing plants and warhouses. Smoke & Mirrors, a seemingly serious life and death story, is rife with unrestrained humor and comic abandon. As with many of Robert Oster's satirical novels, Smoke & Mirrors, a compelling tale of mystery, crime and...