A graduate of Yale, Harvard, and Oxford Universities, Jeffrey Small has studied Yoga in India, practiced meditation in Bhutan, and journeyed throughout the Holy Land. His critically acclaimed debut novel THE BREATH OF GOD won the 2012 Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal for best fiction and was hailed as "visionary fiction" by Library Journal and "a thought-provoking masterpiece" by RT Book Reviews. His second novel, THE JERICHO DECEPTION, is being described as "a ripping good novel" by bestselling author Douglas Preston and "a thrilling roller coaster ride into the beauty and darkness of the human mind" by Gayle Lynds. He is also a popular contributor to the Huffington Post, and an acclaimed speaker on religion and spirituality in the 21st century.