Judith Gould is the pseudonym used by the writing team formed by Nicholas Peter "Nick" Bienes and Rhea Gallaher. Nick Bienes, neé Klaus Peter Peer,was born on January 9, 1952 in Leoben, Austria, and Rhea Galleher was born on May 22, 1945 in an small twon near Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A. They livein the historic Hudson River Valley and New York City. Judith Gould is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have beentranslated into 22 languages.