Bill Doyle grew up in Michigan and wrote his first story-a funny whodunit-when he was eight. Since then, he's written other action-packed books for kids, like Attack of the Shark-Headed Zombie, Stampede of the Supermarket Slugs, Everest- You Decide How to Survive, the Crime Through Time series, the Behind Enemy Lines series, and The Prizewinners of Piedmont Place series. He lives in New York City with two winning weiner dogs. Visit him online at billdoylebooks.com. From the Hardcover edition.