Barbara Allan is the joint pseudonym of acclaimed short story writer Barbara Collins (Too Many Tomcats) and New York Times bestselling mystery novelist Max Allan Collins (ROAD TO PERDITION).
Barbara Allen writes the Trash 'n' Treasures Mysteries series which started in 2006 and takes place in Mississippi. It features recently divorced Brandy Borne who has moved back home with her mother. The series also features Sushi, Brandy's blind Shih Tzu. In the 1st novel a shifty antiques dealer has swindled her mother, Vivian out of the family heirlooms.... Series includes antique tips.