Robert Quackenbush is the author-artist of many popular books for children. An Edgar Allen Poe Special Award winner for Best Juvenile Mystery, he lives in New York City with his wife, Margery. Their son, Piet, inspired the Piet Potter Mysteries when he was a boy. Piet is now grown and married. He and his wife, Teresa, have a young son, Aidan. Visit www.rquackenbush.com