One hot summer evening I was trying to write but I just couldn’t get inspired. I needed a break! Who would’ve thought that soon I will be in Arizona, hanging from cliffs and white water rafting? Grandfather shortpaws had sent me on a hunt for his old friend - the red bandit. What a fabulous adventure!

Geronimo Stilton is the pseudonym of the famous Italian writer Elisabetta Dami. She has written the famous series of books on Geronimo Stilton. She co-owns the Italian based publishing company called Edizioni Piemme. She likes to get all her ideas through her travels to places around the world.