Katja Behnke is a German author from Bielefeld whose radio play series include Shadowstrings (German Schattensaiten), Seaport Secrets, Hörgespinste, Kassandras Kinder, Tonspuren and the Hellweg - Strasse der Toten trilogy. Growing up near Bielefeld, a town that according to a popular urban legend does not even exist, she developed a passion for mysterious and scary stories which ultimately led to a PhD in English literature from the University of Bielefeld. In 2001 she and her husband Klaus Brandhorst founded the audiobook label Pandoras Play that specializes in full cast audio dramas.