<p Steven Manners's previous novel was <i Ondine's Curse</i , published in 2000. He is also the author of <i Wound Ballistics</i , a short story collection that was shortlisted for the Quebec Writers' Federation's Hugh MacLennan Prize for Best Fiction in 2003. Recently, he published <i Super Pills</i , a cultural history of prescription drugs and a must-read by the <i Canadian Medical Association Journal</i . He lives in Montreal.</p