Don DeBrandt
Don DeBrandt is a Canadian science fiction author, who also writes under the pen-names Donn Cortez, DD Barant and Dixie Lyle.His first novel, the cyberpunk The Quicksilver Screen was part of Del Rey Books' 'Discovery' line, and featured a cover by science fiction painter Vincent Di Fate.He has also contributed several short stories and non-fiction articles to numerous publications, writing on such diverse subjects as Angel, Firefly, The Golden Compass, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, CSI: Miami, King Kong, X-Men, Wonder Woman, Star Wars, and Star Trek.In 2009, DeBrandt began writing a series of supernatural crime procedurals, entitled The Bloodhound Files, using the pen name "DD Barant" to distinguish the lighter tone of the books from his work as Cortez.The Whiskey, Tango & Foxtrot series, beginning with A Taste Fur Murder are part of what is known as Cozy mysteries, in which pets and their owners solve crimes.