Throw in a supernatural romance, a sleazy politician, a fake cat funeral, and various masochists all craving the services only Veronica can offer, and you have the makings of a hilarious and sweetly romantic tale for the ages.

I loved Jack... it's like P.G. Wodehouse meets the Marquis de Sade! - MARY ROACH (best-selling author of "Stiff", "Gulp" and "Packing For Mars")

If Tom Robbins, Christopher Moore and Anne McCaffrey had a three-way, this would be their love child. - ERIN FALCONE

The unacknowledged love child of a sordid tryst between Bigfoot and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, Phillip Boleyn - not his real name - lives in resentful seclusion in a cold, damp and rather drafty cave somewhere in the Cascade Mountains, emerging only occasionally to check on whether the whales are still responsible for global warming. In a parallel, kinder universe, he is a retired marine scientist who until recently directed a large research program focusing on the biology, behavior and conservation of cetaceans. British by birth, he has lived in the U.S. since 1980, and holds a Ph.D. in zoology. Phil has published five books and more than 170 scientific papers about whales (about five of which are actually worth reading), and has been the recipient of several awards for achievements in science and conservation. He lives on a small island near Seattle with his absurdly beautiful Russian wife and a crazy, adorable dog named Alice. "Jack" is his first novel.