Barbara Allen

Barbara Allan is the joint pseudonym of Barbara Collins, an acclaimed short story writer known for 'Too Many Tomcats,' and her husband, New York Times bestselling mystery novelist Max Allan Collins. The pair, married and parents to one son, have collaborated on multiple cozy mystery novels, including the award-winning 'Antiques Flee Market,' and live in Muscatine, Iowa. Barbara Collins was born in 1948 and has also contributed to short-story anthologies and worked in film production.