Ouen Owen is a pen name .  Why a pen name?    Because Ouen does not want to be disowned (or “unfriended”) by people he cares about because of something one of his characters says.  This need for anonymity when writing a book that even touches on politics is, itself, a sad reflection of our times.

Without giving too much away, we can tell you that Ouen likes road trips and ballroom dancing, and that he has a somewhat ambiguous relationship with dogs.  He owns a van rather like Möbli, and used it to drive every mile of Jack’s journey in preparation for writing the book.

The pen name Ouen Owen has a hidden meaning, by the way.  Fans of Agatha Christie may have fun puzzling it out.