The Truchas Light

Jason Thompson And Melvin Vaslovic Friends Since Childhood Are Long-Term Scientists At The Sprawling Rio Grande Laboratories. They Are Both Close To Retirement When There Is A Deadly Disaster At One Of The Test Facilities Overseen By Jason. Subsequently There Is A Security Breach A Theft Of Secret Documents Concerning The Failed Test Code-Named Geronimo Queen. Then Mel Is Found Dead And The Fbi Comes To Believe That Jason Is Responsible For Both Incidents. After A Rendezvous With The Mysterious Nantes Jason Is Kidnapped At Gunpoint. Escaping In The Kidnap Vehicle A Light Plane He Crashes On A Remote New Mexico Ranch. But He Is Tracked Down Then Reported Dead When The Crippled Plane Catches Fire During A Fire-Fight Between Nantes And The Kidnapper. After His Public Funeral His Wife Sarah Retreats To Their Adobe House In Truchas New Mexico Where On A Rainy Night She Discovers The Light On. Richard M. Lienau With A Background In Electronics And Computer Technology Holds More Than Twenty U.S. Patents. He Has Written Several Novels Including Holy Ghost From Sunstone Press And A Number Of Screen Plays Articles And Short Stories. He Lives In San Miguel County New Mexico.