Jeffrey J. Mariotte is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 50 novels, including the supernatural thrillers Season of the Wolf, River Runs Red, Missing White Girl, and Cold Black Hearts, horror epic The Slab, thriller The Devil’s Bait, the Dark Vengeance teen horror quartet, and many others. His most recent novel is Star Trek: Serpents in the Garden. He has also written short stories, nonfiction books, and well over 100 comic books and graphic novels. He has worked in virtually every aspect of the book and comic book businesses, as a bookseller, VP of marketing, senior editor, editor-in-chief, and co-owner of a specialty bookstore. He currently does freelance editing of comic books and novels and works as a publishing consultant in addition to maintaining a busy writing schedule. He lives in southeastern Arizona, and can be found online at http: //jeffmariotte.com, http: //www.facebook.com/JeffreyJMariotte, and @JeffMariotte on Twitte