H P Albarelli Jr is an investigation reporter and writer who lives in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. He has written extensively about the 9/11 anthrax attacks; biological warfare; missing and abused children; and the mysterious death of Dr Frank Olson.

"The Heap is a riveting thriller...clever, thoughtful and provocative. Albarelli is a name to watch, a sly storyteller who will keep you turning pages late into the night." -- Jack O'Connell, author of Box Nine and Word Made Flesh.

"Albarelli's book is an intelligent thriller that blends history, religion, and current events into a very provocative, moving and timely story." -- Len Colodny, author of New York Times bestseller, Silent Coup.

"Mixing centuries of mystery and intrigue, Albarelli weaves a chilling, stunningly cinematic story with street children at the heart of the action. the author fleshes out fascinating characters drawn from biblical and apocryphal literature, as well as christian mystics and 'heretics' from the middle ages. the heap will stick with you long after the last page." -- Elizabeth Black, author of Buffalo Spirits.

"Albarelli has given us a mystical tale of hope and humanity amid savage brutality...a haunting allegory as old as history itself. the heap is at once a mesmerizing literary carniva...surreal, seductive and wicked...and an introspective yearning for something higher." -- Susan Edwards, senior editor, Weekly Planet.

"Albarelli braids politics, religion, history and fantasy in such novel ways, you'll read the heap with urgency...and be sorry when it's over." -- Carlo Wolff, freelance book critic to the Boston Globe and San Francisco Chronicle.