Douglas Preston worked as a writer and editor for the American Museum of Natural History and taught writing at Princeton University. He has written for the
New Yorker,
Natural History,
National Geographic,
Harper’s,
Smithsonian, and the
Atlantic. The author of several acclaimed nonfiction books—including
Lost City of the Monkey God, Cities of Gold and
The Monster of Florence—Preston is also the coauthor with Lincoln Child of the bestselling series of novels featuring FBI agent Pendergast.
David Grann, a staff writer at the New Yorker. He has written about everything from New York City's antiquated water tunnels to the hunt for the giant squid. His stories have appeared in several anthologies. He has written for the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and the New Republic.
Will Collyer, an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a film, television, and stage actor. He has starred in television shows such as Melrose Place, Charmed, CSI: Miami, and Boston Public, as well as numerous films and plays. He holds a BA in theater arts from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.