Clive Cussler┬аis the author or coauthor of more than 50 previous books in five best-selling series, including Dirk Pitt, NUMA Files,┬аOregon┬аFiles, Isaac Bell, and Sam and Remi Fargo. His nonfiction works include┬аBuilt for Adventure:┬аThe Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt, plus┬аThe Sea Hunters┬аand┬аThe Sea Hunters II. They describe the true adventures of the real NUMA, which, led by Cussler, searches for lost ships of historic significance. With his crew of volunteers, Cussler has discovered more than┬а60 ships, including the long lost Confederate ship┬аHunley. He lives in Colorado and Arizona.
Thomas Perry won an Edgar Award for The ButcherтАЩs Boy, and MetzgerтАЩs Dog was one of the New York Times's Notable Books of the Year. His other books include The Face-Changers, Shadow Woman, Dance for the Dead, and Vanishing Act. He lives in Southern California with his wife and two daughters.