About the Author

Leslie Kean is an investigative journalist and author of the New York Times bestseller UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record. Her work has been published nationally and internationally, including in the Nation, Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Newark Star-Ledger, International Herald Tribune, Globe and Mail, Sydney Morning Herald, Bangkok Post, Irish Independent, and the Journal of Scientific Exploration, among many others. Her stories have been syndicated through Knight Ridder / Tribune, Scripps Howard, New York Times wire service, Pacific News Service, and the National Publishers Association. She is cofounder and director of the Coalition for Freedom of Information.

Erin Bennett is a Los Angeles-based stage actress who played Carlie Roberts in the BBC radio drama Torchwood: Submission. She can be heard on several video games and has won two AudioFile Earphones Awards for her audiobook narrations. Regional theater appearances include the Intiman, Pasadena Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company, A Noise Within, Laguna Playhouse, and the Getty Villa. She trained at Boston University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Gildart Jackson's acting credits span the stage and screen. He is most often recognized for his roles as Gideon on Charmed and Simon Prentiss on General Hospital. He has also starred in numerous television shows, including CSI and Vegas, and recently played the lead in the highly acclaimed independent feature film You, directed by his wife, Melora Hardin.