“Down in South Jersey, you got your Jersey Devil and the Pine Barrens. Up here, we got E.T.s and Quinnipiac.”

So says Alan Riddiak, NSA field agent Jake Farrister’s friend, as they rent kayaks at Quinnipiac Reservoir, site of what locals say was the most credible mass sighting of a UFO in human history, and just miles from the swanky Tawnee Mountain Resort, where Alan’s boss, revered Senator Grant Bilson of New Jersey, is on an August recess retreat.

“Ok…” smirks Jake.

But smirks turn to shock when an attempted murder, a death, and a bizarre disappearance suck the rest out of the retreat, and Senator Bilson commissions Jake to solve the mysteries.

Jake finds nothing but frustration, though, until he finally concedes what quirky new friend Nikki Hayes has told him all along; when it comes to Quinnipiac, the only explanations are inexplicable, the only believable witnesses are unbelievable, and in order to stop the world-shattering plot at the heart of the mysteries, Jake must do what he thought was unthinkable—and hope he’s not too late.

Lee Tidball retired from a career as a 6th grade teacher to become a full-time novelist and screenwriter. He's written nearly a dozen screenplays that he and his manager market in Hollywood. Besides publishing Malled with Short On Time Books of Florence, Arizona, Lee has also published the Princess Reborn series of graphic novels (both based on his screenplays) and the stand-alone middle-grade/YA historical fantasy Windfork Secrets with Zetabella Publishing of Toronto, Canada.  Most recently, he has begun writing a prequel series of novels to Princess Reborn based on his award-winning TV pilot script Midnight Princess. He currently lives in northern California with the two loves of his life, his partner, Cyndie, and his Giant OCR1 road bike. He enjoys movies, theater, history, staying in shape, and traveling to scenic and/or historical destinations around the world.