Darryl Pickett is an author, playwright, songwriter, actor, and former Walt Disney Imagineer. A native of New Mexico, he set out for Orlando in 1989, but returned to Albuquerque in 202, after over 32 years in the theme park/ themed entertainment industry. His debut novel, The Secret Feast of Father Christmas, appeared in 2011, and the suspense thriller Shark City Harbor grabbed readers in 2018. He has written numerous plays and musical theater pieces, including Trollop: the Trials and Tittilations of the INfamous Moll Flanders, which premiered in 2023. His next novel, The Magic Hour, will be his first set in his native Albuquerque.