Dallas Tanner (born 1956), is the author of novels in the genre of thrillers and action/adventure. The Cryptids Trilogy consists of the bestselling and critically-acclaimed volume Shadow of the Thunderbird, Track of the Bigfoot and Wake of the Lake Monster. He has also written a nine-part, serialized novella, "Chupacabra". Noted for his meticulous historical and scientific research, his books have been used at the collegiate level to instruct on science and history, as well as in critical reading and creative writing courses for their interwoven plot and storyline elements.