Becker, Elke

Elke Becker was born in Ulm, Germany. After traveling regularly to South and Central America, she left her job as an executive secretary to go to Venezuela and study Spanish. It was there that Becker began to write. Since then she has published seven novels, as well as a series under the pen name J. J. Bidell. Elke currently lives in Mallorca. Over the Fence is her English debut.