The Practice Smile

By Peter Okafor

The crisis has escaped quarantine. Now recognition, public performance, and the practiced gestures of trust are becoming weapons in a society that depends on identity systems to survive.

As Jon Kennedy's visibility grows, the federation rallies around reassuring narratives and familiar faces. Agent 99 and Mara Sable see something else: inconsistencies spreading through institutions, witnesses, and the public record faster than any ordinary deception should travel.

Their investigation points toward a colder possibility. The enemy may not need to hide from the crowd if it can teach the crowd how to see. In a political order built on verified identity, the most dangerous disguise may be the one everyone has already agreed to believe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HCL7BGG2
• ISBN13: 9798190316841
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"