The Intergalactic Interloper

Aliens land in New York City's East Village aiming to contact Earth's most promising intelligent life-forms: House Cats.

In this charming debut novel we meet the residents of an East Village block whose lives are thrown into turmoil by an extraterrestrial visitor. There's a wanna-be rock star, his eccentric rabbit-loving neighbor, a cursed superintendent, and a ghost-obsessed old woman, along with a remarkable cat. Their intersecting paths are all drawn up towards the otherworldly creature lurking overhead.

When Ollie spies a two-headed turtle from outer space on a nearby rooftop he wonders if he has lost his mind. His incredulous friends certainly think so. To make matters worse he lands in hot water at his bookstore day job and his cat has gone missing. His bandmate Zara offers to help him track down the troublesome feline, and they join forces with a nosy starlet to follow a trail of clues that leads them inexorably up toward a mysterious rooftop creature who would much prefer to remain hidden.

"A light, offbeat take on a favorite sci-fi trope."—Publishers Weekly

"First contact with aliens as the foundation for a light-hearted romp through lower Manhattan…. this story will prove highly amusing to readers who enjoy light science fiction."—Blueink Review