Alex Brett writes about the joys, wonders, and perils of science. Her second mystery, Cold Dark Matter, was shortlisted for a Crime Writers of Canada Best Crime Novel Award. She has written non-fiction articles on topics as varied as dark energy, the science of lying well, and the dubious history of gender research. She has also worked as a park naturalist (BC Parks), a science educator and interpretive planner (Canada Museum for Science and Technology), and a science writer and editor for, among others, the National Research Council of Canada, Environment Canada, and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.