Dave Glaze is the author of four previous, highly successful Coteau juvenile novels – The LIght-Fingered Gang, Pelly, Waiting for Pelly  and Who Took Henry and Mr. Z? The latter title was a finalist in the children's category of the Arthur Ellis Crime Writers awards. Pelly has been adopted for use in many schools across the country, including the entire Newfoundland education system.

Dave Glaze has spent most of his life in Saskatoon. For the last 22 years, he has worked as a teacher, librarian, and an educational consultant.