DK Coutant

I graduated with a degree in Psychology and initially applied my behavioral training to working with dolphins and whales at SeaWorld. After a couple of years, I realized that scrubbing fish buckets might get old and went back to earn a PhD in Psychology, specializing in Cross-Cultural issues. I spent most of my academic career at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, on the Big Island. After many happy years in Hawaii, my wanderlust led me to leave academia. I began writing fiction and accepted positions as a professional geopolitical forecaster with Good Judgment and Rand Forecasting Initiative , where I analyze hot-topic issues of interest to policymakers. I split my time between Olympia, WA, Santa Fe, NM, Switzerland, and France, with my husband and an Old English Sheepdog, Beasley. Evil Alice and the Borzoi was released by the Wild Rose Press in 2023. Elegance and Evil is the second in the edgy-cozy, Cleo Cooper Mysteries. To stay in touch, subscribe to my new blog, or you can find me on social media.

I can be found on Bluesky: @dkcoutant.bsky.social  Twitter: @dkcoutant , and Instagram: @dkcanddog