Biography

Chelsea Cain was born in 1972 and lived the first few years of her life on a hippie commune in Iowa, then grew up in Bellingham, Washington.

Her first novel featuring Detective Archie Sheridan and killer Gretchen Lowell, HEARTSICK, was a New York Times bestseller in both hardback and paperback and was translated into over 20 languages. The follow-up in the series – SWEETHEART -- is available in stores now.

Chelsea is also the author of:

• DHARMA GIRL: A Road Trip Across the American Generations
• THE HIPPIE HANDBOOK
• CONFESSIONS OF A TEEN SLEUTH
• DOES THIS CAPE MAKE ME LOOK FAT? Pop Psychology for Superheroes

She also edited the anthology WILD CHILD: Girlhoods in the Counterculture, and has published work in British Elle, The New York Times Book Review, and Ms. Magazine. In addition to working on her thriller series, she currently writes a weekly column for The Oregonian.

Chelsea lives in Portland, Oregon, with her family.