About the AuthorPraise for the Garrett, P.I., Novels"A wild science fiction mystery that never slows down for a moment."--Midwest Book Review"Garrett, private detective, returns after too long an absence. . . . Cook makes this blending of fantasy with hard-boiled-detective story seem easy, which it isn't, and manages to balance the requirements of both genres superbly."--Chronicle"Cook brings a dose of gritty realism to fantasy."--Library Journal"Eminently satisfying."--Booklist