Patricia (Anne Klein, née Ernst) Brisco Matthews (July 1, 1927, in San Fernando, California, United States – December 7, 2006, in Prescott, Arizona, United States) was an American writer of gothic, romance and mystery novels.
She collaborated with her second husband, Clayton Matthews, on romance and mystery (suspense) novels; they were called "the hottest couple in paperbacks.
Her mother enrolled her in the famous Meglin Kiddies school, but she recorded only two of her songs professionally for one demo tape.
[1] On 21 December 1946 she married Marvin Owen Brisco, they had two sons: Michael Arvie and David Roy.
Matthews started to write poetry, juvenile books, a play, fantasy and mystery short stories, which she signed under different names: Patricia Ernst, P.A.