Shirley Tallman

Until her writing career started taking up all of her time, Shirley volunteered at an abused women's center (answering the emergency hotline phones), where she learned first-hand that domestic violence is every bit as serious a problem today as it was in the 1880s. According to Shirley, "Some things just don't seem to change, no matter how many years pass."

Among other groups, Shirley is a member of Novelist's Inc, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, The Historical Novel Society, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers' Association, Willamette Valley Writers and the Oregon Writer's Colony.

Shirley and her husband Bob divide their time between Eugene, Oregon, and Incline Village, Nevada.