EDWARD S. LOUIS (pen name for E. L. Risden), lives in Wisconsin.His hobbies include daily practice of tai chi chuan and Mediterraneancooking. Previous books include "Odysseus on the Rhine" (2005), "TheMonster Specialist" (2014), "The Streets of Harmon Falls" (2016), "White Shoes"(2017), "Between Such Distant Shores" (2020), and "The Quantum Detectives"(2021). Louis has recently completed two new novels, "Sacred BlueWorld" and "The Godfather of State U", plus a collection of short stories,"A Brief History of Friendship".