I am a huge Roswell fan, so I was eager to read the new novel. Greg Cox has written many excellent Star Trek books, so I was excited to see what he would do with Roswell. Loose Ends, however, was not up to par and I came away disgusted. The story was so bad it left me in fits of laughter, and the author seemed to have no concept of the show. The trip to Carlsbad takes place during the summer of 2001, but Alex is still living. At the same time, Tess is gone. Cox must have known something of the writer's plans for late season two, but chose not to incorporate all of them.This novel is fanfiction you have to purchase, nothing more. I'd suggest visiting one of the multitudes of Roswell websites to find higher-quality stories for free.