Publisher's Note: While on vacation, a software engineer writes about a journey to find a secret book, and becomes trapped in the mystery. Follow the traces to an abandoned train depot in a ghost town. Discover innovations resonating in a spectral link between the legends of New Spain and the myths of Pompeii. From the phantasms of encryption to the geometry of Anasazi ruins, this book keeps you searching far beyond the idea of a fiction. Solve the mystery: Read the fascinating Deus ex Machina. Reviews: "Poetically symphonic imagery… There is depth and sensitivity here." Kirkus Discoveries – A review service from Kirkus Reviews