Ciro Marchetti is an author and freelance journalist who has written for magazines like "The New Yorker" and "The Atlantic". He published his first novel, "The Last Days of Night," in 2010. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago. His recent books include "The God Gene: How Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes" (2014) and "The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships" (2017). Marchetti's books are concerned with the topic of religion and spirituality. His latest book, The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships, is about relationships. It is a collection of essays that examine the truth of relationships and how they can be difficult and frustrating. Marchetti’s first book, The Last Days of Night, is about two brothers living in Mexico's Yucatán peninsula who start a company to deliver black-market prescription drugs to the U.S. His book was published in the UK under the title, The Night Angel Trilogy: The Last Days of Night; The Prophet’s Shadow; The Day Star Rises. Marchetti’s second book, The Golden Temple, examines the rise and fall of the Baha'i faith in India from its founding until its fall from power in 1979.