Pamela Cowan writes mystery and suspense thrillers. Her short fiction has been published in various magazines and read on radio. Cowan has worked as an audio producer, a magazine editor, and in the probation and parole side of criminal justice. Like Austin, she once owned a landscaping business in Southern Oregon. She now lives with her husband and a number of four-legged roommates near Portland, Oregon where she is currently working on her fourth novel, Cold Kill.