Authors whose first name starts with S, page 17 of 19

Four sleuths carry the mysteries of Susan Dunlap: Vejay Haskell, Jill Smith, Kiernan O'Shaughnessy and Darcy Lott, each heading a series. Born in 1943, Dunlap has also edited crime fiction and written short stories for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and Checkout took both the Macavity and the Anthony Award in 1994. The catalogue lists 30 books from Karma (1981) to Out of Nowhere (2016), at a median of 247 pages, with California policing and San Francisco among the standing subjects.

Maggie Hope, an American working in wartime Britain, carries Susan Elia MacNeal's historical spy series from Mr. Churchill's Secretary (2012). Women spies, cryptography and undercover operations during the Second World War are the recurring subjects. MacNeal's catalogue opens earlier with non-fiction, Wedding Zen (2004) and Infused (2006), and runs to 14 titles through The Last Hope in 2024.

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

27 books• 3 series

Susan Elizabeth Phillips is an American romance novelist, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 11, 1944. Phillips is credited with creating the sports romance and has been called the "Queen of Romantic Comedy". The Chicago Stars series and the Wynette, Texas books appear in a catalogue of 27 titles, from The Copeland Bride (1983) to And the Crowd Went Wild (2026). Football players, actors and actresses feature in the subject headings, and It Had to Be You (1994) and Heaven, Texas (1995) are among the 1990s titles.

Susan Fisher-Davis writes small-town western romance. The catalogue holds 76 Fisher-Davis titles published between 2014 and 2026, from Jake (2014) to Ethan (2026). Two series carry nearly all of it: Men of Clifton, Montana and Bad Boys of Dry River, Wyoming. Individual books take a man's first name as their title, Gabe, Brody, Cooper, Lincoln and Wyatt among them.

Susan Fleet has 13 catalogued books between 2008 and 2022, with subject headings for mystery and detective fiction and thrillers. The series listed for Fleet are Frank Renzi and Dark Deeds. Absolution (2008) is the earliest title, followed by Diva (2011), Natalie's Revenge (2012), Jackpot (2013), Missing (2015) and Sniper (2018). Guilty (2022) is the newest, and no book has followed it.

Susan Fletcher writes historical fiction rooted in Scotland. Her 9 catalogued books open with Eve Green (2004) and reach The Night in Question (2024), by way of Oystercatchers (2007), A Little in Love (2014), Let Me Tell You About a Man I Knew (2016) and House of Glass (2018). The Highland Witch, also published as Corrag (2010), and Witch Light (2011) draw on witches, Jacobites and the Glencoe Massacre of 1692. Fletcher remains actively publishing.

Susan Fox (Rebel Brides) is the catalogue name on 27 romance titles published between 1986 and 2026. Recorded subjects cover contemporary romance, love stories, ranchers, single fathers, widowers, dance and marriage. The run begins with Vows of the Heart (1986) and reaches Desert's End (2026). Cowboy Grooms Wanted and Rebel Brides are the two series in the listing, which is marked as ongoing.

Susan Fox (Wild Ride) writes contemporary romance, and the catalogue's subjects place much of it in British Columbia, naming Vancouver, women ranchers, first loves, best friends and cruise ships. Fox has 18 catalogued books published between 2010 and 2018, from Love, Unexpectedly (2010) to Sail Away with Me (2018). Caribou Crossing, Wild Ride To Love, Blue Moon Harbor, Sweet Indulgences and a set of standalone novels are filed under the name. The median volume runs 372 pages.

Susan Furlong writes mysteries, some of them under the name S. Furlong-Bolliger. The Georgia Peach Mystery books put a woman sleuth among peach growers in Georgia, beginning with Peaches and Scream in 2015, and the Bone Gap Travellers novels draw on Irish Travellers and Marines. Murder and investigation carry all of it. Seventeen titles make up the catalogue, from Death by Jello in 2010 to Amish Country Homicide in 2026.

Susan Gable writes contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Eleven books are catalogued between 2002 and 2026, from The Baby Plan (2002) to The Billionaire's Ninja Nanny (2026). Pregnancy, surrogate mothers, single mothers and single fathers run through the subject headings, with Harlequin Super Romance among them. Two series carry the Gable credit: Thompson Siblings and Broke to Billionaires. Whose Child? (2004), The Pregnancy Test (2005), The Family Plan (2010) and A Promise to Keep (2011) also sit in the run.

Susan Gillard writes culinary cozy mysteries. The catalogue holds 136 books published in a four-year burst between 2016 and 2019, from Strawberries & Crème Murder to Bourbon Bacon & Murder, and no title has followed since. Two series account for the run: Donut Hole Mystery and Oceanside Cozy. Titles pair a dessert or flavour with a killing, as in Caramel Glazed Murder and Chocolate Tiramisu Murder, and books average 216 pages.

Susan Griscom's catalogue holds 21 books published between Allusive Aftershock (2012) and Tucker (2022), all credited to Griscom alone. Three series carry the name: Immortal Hearts of San Francisco, Whisper Cape and Sand and Sunset. Titles include Beautifully Used (2014), Tempted by a Vampire (2015), Captivated by a Vampire (2016), Rocked by a Vampire (2016) and A Gypsy's Kiss (2017). Nothing further has been catalogued since 2022.

Susan Grossey has 18 books catalogued from 2011 to 2025. The earliest titles are a numbered run called The Adventures of a Money Laundering Reporting Officer, starting in 2011, and Anti-Money Laundering followed in 2014. Grossey's series are Suspicious Activity, Sam Plank and Cambridge Hardiman Mysteries. Fatal Forgery (2013), The Man in the Canary Waistcoat (2014) and Worm in the Blossom (2015) appear in the list, and Whipster (2025) is the newest.

Susan Harper writes cozy mysteries, and the series are sorted by place and premise: Senoia, Flight Risk, Back Room Bookstore, Caribbean Cruise, Darla's Delectables Food Truck, Granny Vigilante, Dog Leg Cove, Greta Carriger British Cozy Mysteries and College Town. 97 catalogued books run from Dying for a Drive (2017) to Silenced by the Sword (2024). Alliteration is the house style for titles: A Fatal Fall, Framed by Friends, Homicide at the Hospital. The 2020s hold most of the output.

Susan Harris writes paranormal fiction and romantic suspense. The catalogue holds 62 books published between 2015 and 2026, from Shattered Memories (2015) to Collision Course (2026). Harris's series include the Rebel County Universe, the Ever Chace Chronicles, Sanguine Crown, Sicarius Security, the Murdering Hour and the Paranormal Investigations Team. Werewolves, shapeshifting, murder and amnesia recur as subjects, at a median of 288 pages.

Susan Hatler has 54 catalogued books, beginning with An Unexpected Date (2012) and reaching Christmas with the Nanny Next Door (2026). Series credited to Hatler are Blue Moon Bay, Better Date Than Never, Do-Over Date, Treasured Dreams, Mistletoe Book Club, Wedding Whisperer, Zombie Love and Dear Aubrey. Love at First Date (2012), Save the Date (2013) and Licence to Date (2014) are among the other titles.

Susan Hayes writes paranormal and erotic romance, with 73 books catalogued from Arousal (2012) to Marked For Havoc (2026). Subjects also include vampires, ghosts and Vancouver. Series include Drift, Drift: Haven Colony, Drift: Nova Force, Drift: Defiance Station, Star-Crossed Alien Mail Order Brides, Crashed and Claimed, Paladin Protection Agency and Hot and Hexy. Release and Saved by Sin also date from 2012.

Dame Susan Hill, Lady Wells, is an English writer of fiction and non-fiction born 5 February 1942. The Woman in Black has been adapted for stage and screen. I'm the King of the Castle (1970) won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971, and The Bird of Night took the Whitbread Novel Award in 1972 and reached the Booker Prize shortlist. The catalogue counts 78 books from The Enclosure (1961) to A Change of Circumstance (2021), including the Simon Serrailler police procedurals, children's books and picture books. Hill became a CBE in 2012 and a DBE in 2020, both for services to literature.

Family sagas are Susan Howatch's signature: novels that trace related characters across long stretches of time. The British author published 20 books between 1965 and 2003, from The Dark Shore (1965) to The Heartbreaker (2003). Religious and philosophical themes mark the later work, and clergy, cathedrals and the Church of England recur across the catalogue. Three sequences divide it, the Starbridge novels, St. Benet's and Van Zale, and nothing has been added since 2003.

Susan Hunter writes the Leah Nash Mysteries, built around a reporter who investigates murders. Dangerous Habits (2014) opens 13 catalogued books that reach Dangerous Betrayals (2025), and every title begins with the same word: Dangerous Mistakes, Places, Secrets, Flaws, Ground, Dreams, Pursuits, Waters and Deception. Hunter continues to publish.

Susan Isaacs writes crime and mystery fiction about women: lawyers, journalists, detectives and housewives, often in Jewish families in New York State. Twenty books are catalogued under her name, and the fiction runs from Compromising Positions (1978) to Bad, Bad Seymour Brown (2023). Isaacs adapted that 1978 debut for the screen herself. Judith Singer and Corie Geller are the two recurring series, and the catalogue also holds nonfiction, standalone novels and short fiction. Isaacs was born in 1943 and works as a novelist, essayist and screenwriter.

Susan Johnson, born 4 December 1939, is an American writer of sexually explicit romance novels that reached the New York Times bestseller list. Johnson stands out among romance writers for adding footnotes to some of the novels. Subjects include historical romance, Regency romance and the nobility. The romance catalogue opens with Seized By Love (1978) and continues through Love Storm, Blaze, Silver Flame, Golden Paradise, Forbidden and Sinful. Johnson's series include Braddock-Black, St. John-Duras, Russian/Kuzan Family, Darley, Carre and Hidden Fantasies.

Susan Kaye Quinn designed aircraft engines and researched global warming before turning a PhD toward fiction. The work ranges from hopeful climate fiction to cyberpunk, with short stories in Grist, Solarpunk Magazine and Reckoning, and Quinn hosts the Bright Green Futures podcast. Open Minds (2011) begins Mindjack, a telepathy series for teen readers that extends into Mindjack Origins, Mindjack: Kira and Mindjack: Zeph. Stories of Singularity, Royals of Dharia, Nothing is Promised and Halfway to Better fill out 39 catalogued titles running to 2024.

Subject records for Susan Kearney cite contemporary romance, romantic suspense, fantasy romance, space opera and life on other planets. The catalogue lists 54 books from Midnight Magic (1991) to The Shimmering (2017) and marks the run as likely complete. Tara's Child (1995) and Lullaby Deception (1997) are among the early titles. Series include Heroes, Inc., Rystani Warrior, Pendragon Legacy, Sutton Babies, Hide and Seek Trilogy and Braddacks. Charlotte Douglas is credited on 1 book.

Susan Kiernan-Lewis writes mysteries, time-travel adventures and survival fiction. Maggie Newberry is the recurring detective, and the Maggie Newberry Mysteries head a list of series that includes the Claire Baskerville Mysteries, Stranded in Provence, Mia Kazmaroff Mysteries, Irish End Game, Savannah Time Travel Mysteries and the Tempus Fugitives Trilogy. Titles such as Murder in Provence and Murder on the Cote d'Azur place the mysteries in France. The catalogue reaches 110 books dated 2001 to 2026, from Free Falling to Murder in the Market, with Murder and Macarons listed for 2027.

Susan King writes historical romance, publishing also as Sarah Gabriel and Susan Fraser King. Scotland is the standing setting, with outlaws, history and the manners and customs of the period recurring. The catalogue holds 33 books published between 1994 and 2026, from Black Thorne's Rose (1994) to Countess of Legends (2026). Celtic Nights, Celtic Hearts, the Scottish Clans, the Victorian Scotland Trilogy, Whisky Lairds, Whisky Rogues, Hearts in the Highlands, the Faulkener Family and Highland Dreamers are the listed series. King's work has appeared in five languages and has taken awards from Romantic Times Magazine and a RITA Award nomination from the Romance Writers of America.

Susan Krinard has written paranormal romance and fantasy since 1993, starting after a published friend read one of her short stories and told her to attempt a novel. Bantam Dell bought the first, and Penguin, Harlequin, HarperCollins, St. Martin's Press and Tor followed. Werewolves, vampires and Norse valkyries populate the work, split into the 19th Century Werewolf books, Fane, Midgard, Val Cache, the Stone God novels and a Roaring Twenties vampire and werewolf trilogy. Thirty-five titles run from Prince of Wolves in 1994 to Twilight Crossing in 2017, among them twenty-three novels and twelve shorter pieces.

Susan Kuklin, born 1941, is an American photographer and writer. Raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kuklin studied theater at New York University and the Herbert Berghof School, then took up photography after graduate school. The catalogue lists 31 books dated 1984 to 2020, with a median of 48 pages. Mine for a Year opened the run in 1984, and Thinking Big: The Story of a Young Dwarf (1986), Taking My Dog to the Vet (1988), When I See My Doctor (1988) and Fighting Back (1989) followed, with In Search of Safety closing it in 2020. Subjects name juvenile literature, picture books, veterinary medicine, biography and African Americans.

Susan Lewis writes family drama and suspense, often about mothers and daughters, marriages and buried secrets. Sixty-seven books are catalogued from Dance While You Can (1983) onward, across the Andee Lawrence novels, the Cristy Ward thrillers, the Laurie Forbes and Elliott Russell books, the No Child of Mine titles, standalone novels and non-fiction. Missing persons, journalists and investigation recur as subjects, and the median book runs 512 pages. Who Can You Trust? appeared in 2026, and I Dare You is scheduled for 2027.

South Carolina Lowcountry is where Susan M. Boyer sets her mysteries, around the private investigator Liz Talbot and the family secrets she keeps turning up. Lowcountry Boil (2012) opens the series, and the naming pattern runs on through Lowcountry Bombshell, Lowcountry Boneyard, Lowcountry Bordello, Lowcountry Book Club, Lowcountry Bonfire and Lowcountry Bookshop. Carolina Tales and Talbot & Andrews Investigations follow, across 17 titles to 2026.

Susan Mallery is an American romance novelist born in 1970, whose books are set in small, tight-knit communities and give pets a prominent role. The catalogue counts 201 books from Tender Loving Care (1991) onward, including early titles published as Susan Macias. Series include Fool's Gold, Desert Rogues, Hometown Heartbreakers, Happily Inc., Marcelli, Buchanans, Blackberry Island and Mischief Bay. The Bookstore Diaries (2026) is the newest release, and Friend Request is due in 2027.

Susan May Warren writes Christian fiction spanning contemporary and historical romance, romantic suspense, thrillers, romantic comedy and Christmas novellas. The catalogue counts 144 books, starting with Happily Ever After and Tying the Knot (both 2003) and reaching Shadow (2026), with On Thin Ice set for 2027. Deep Haven, the Christiansen Family, Montana Rescue, Montana Fire, the Minnesota Marshalls and True Lies of Rembrandt Stone are among the series. Warren has won the Christy, RITA and Carol awards, coaches other writers, and was named Mentor of the Year by American Christian Fiction Writers in 2009.

Susan McBride writes mysteries with women sleuths, and Dallas, debutantes and wealth appear among her subjects. McBride's series include Debutante Dropout, Debs, River Road, Maggie Ryan and Detective Jo Larsen. The 22 catalogued books run from And Then She Was Gone (1999) to Walk a Crooked Line (2018). Titles include The Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2005), Night of the Living Deb (2007) and Too Pretty to Die (2008).

Susan Meissner writes historical and psychological fiction about women: sisters, friendships, immigrants and single women. Twenty-five catalogued books run from Why the Sky Is Blue (2004) to A Map to Paradise (2025), with the Rachael Flynn mysteries and a children's line among them. The median book runs 315 pages, and Meissner remains actively publishing.

Susan Mills Wilson writes the Colt Jessup series. The catalogue lists 13 books from Good Gone Bad (2014) to Show No Mercy (2026). Her Lying Eyes, Meltdown, Hunt For Redemption, Cruz Control and Twisted Fate cover the years to 2018. Rock Bottom, Relentless, Shades of Fear and Secrets in the Water followed between 2020 and 2023.

Susan Moody is the main pen name of Susan Elizabeth Horwood, an English novelist known for suspense, born 18 January 1940. Moody married the Oxford professor John Dalgleish Donaldson in September 2001 and became stepmother to his four children, one of them Queen Mary of Denmark, and lives in Hobart, Tasmania. Penny Wanawake heads the first series, Penny Black and Penny Dreadful (1984), Penny Post (1986), Penny Royal (1987), Penny Pinching and Penny Wise (1989), Penny Saving (1991), with Cassie Swann and Alex Quick following. Photographers, Black women and women detectives fill the subject list, across 30 books closing with Quick on the Draw in 2018.

Susan Muaddi Darraj is a Palestinian American writer born in Philadelphia on May 11, 1975, to Palestinian immigrant parents. She holds a master's in English Literature from Rutgers University–Camden, teaches at Harford Community College and lectures in creative writing at Johns Hopkins. Muaddi Darraj's 25 catalogued books start with juvenile biographies such as John F. Kennedy (2003) and include the Farah Rocks series and Behind You Is the Sea (2024).

Susan Oleksiw has 17 books catalogued from The Readers Guide to the Classic British Mystery (1989) to In Sita's Shadow (2022). Murder in Mellingham (1993) is the second title listed. The Oleksiw series are Mellingham, Anita Ray and A Pioneer Valley Mystery. Mystery, police chiefs, missing persons and East Indian American women figure in the subjects. Under the Eye of Kali (2010) and The Wrath of Shiva (2012) also appear.

Susan Orlean

17 books• 6 series

Susan Orlean, born on 31 October 1955, is an American journalist, television writer and bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book. Orlean has been a New Yorker staff writer since 1992, has written for Vogue, Rolling Stone, Esquire and Outside, and joined the writers of How To with John Wilson in 2021. The Orchid Thief (1998) became the film Adaptation (2002), earning Meryl Streep an Oscar nomination for playing Orlean. The catalogue holds 17 Orlean books, from Red Sox and Bluefish (1987) through Saturday Night (1990) and Rin Tin Tin (2011) to Joyride (2025). Subjects include plant collectors, Florida and Hollywood.

Susan P. Baker has 15 books catalogued from My First Murder (1989) to The Underground Murders (2024). Mystery and crime lead the subjects, along with judges, lawyers, divorce and domestic relations. Baker's series are Mavis Davis Mysteries and Lady Lawyer Mysteries. The list also holds Murdered Judges of the 20th Century: And Other Mysterious Deaths (2003) and Heart Of Divorce: Advice From A Judge (2004). The Sweet Scent of Murder (2007) and Texas Style Justice (2018) are other titles.

Susan Page Davis writes Christian romance, romantic suspense and mystery, with 111 books in the catalogue from Protecting Amy (2004) to Dumpsters and Dragons (2026). Breaking News (2005), The Oregon Escort (2006), The Prisoner's Wife (2006) and Frasier Island (2007) are among the earlier titles. Davis series include Maine Justice, True Blue Mysteries, Ladies' Shooting Club, Mainely Romance, Mainely Mysteries, Maine Brides, White Mountain Brides, Alaska Wedding, Homeward Trails, Skirmish Cove Mysteries and Prairie Dreams. Subjects include historical fiction, murder, Maine and inspirational fiction.

Susan Reiss is the author of the St. Michaels Silver Mysteries and In Time series, with 17 books listed from 2013 to 2026. Tarnished Silver (2013) is the first title, followed by Painted Silver (2014), Sacred Silver (2014) and Hammered Silver (2019). Deathly Silver, Foiled Silver and The Dream Dies date from 2020, and Letters in Time (2021), Diaries in Time (2022) and Messages in Time (2022) come next. Divided in Time (2026) is the newest.

Susan Richards Shreve is an American novelist, memoirist and children's author, with fifteen novels, thirty children's books and the memoir Warm Springs: Traces of a Childhood (2007) to the name. Shreve co-founded the MFA in Creative Writing programme at George Mason University in 1980 and teaches fiction writing there, and co-founded the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. Joshua T. Bates and Lucy Forever are the children's series; schools, family life and divorce recur as subjects. The listing holds 51 titles dated 1974 to 2021.

Susan Rogers Cooper (1947-2024) was an American mystery novelist from Austin, Texas, working in the cosy category. Three series carry the Cooper name: Sheriff Milt Kovak, set in the invented Prophesy County, Oklahoma, and opening with The Man In the Green Chevy (1988); E.J. Pugh; and Kimmey Kruse, whose titles put a comic at the centre, in Funny as a Dead Comic (1993) and Funny As a Dead Relative (1994). Women sleuths, sheriffs and police procedure supply the subject matter. 29 titles are catalogued through Best Served Cold (2017).

Susan Sands is a romance author with 14 books catalogued from 2015 to 2025. Sands writes the Alabama series and the Moonshine series, along with standalone novels. The run opens with Again, Alabama (2015) and reaches Alabama Christmas Wedding (2025). Titles include Love, Alabama, Noel, Alabama, Home to Cypress Bayou and The Island of Summer Sunsets.

Susan Sleeman writes romantic suspense, some of it Christian, around law enforcement and private security. Cold Harbor, Nighthawk Security, Steele Guardians, Shadow Lake Survival, the Lost Lake Locators, the Justice Agency, McKade Law and Homeland Heroes are the series lines. Sixty-seven catalogued books run from High-Stakes Inheritance (2010) to Lost Girls, and Lost Light is scheduled for 2027. FBI work and private investigation recur as subjects.

Susan Sontag

34 books• 4 series

Susan Lee Sontag (January 16, 1933 - December 28, 2004) was an American writer and critic who worked mainly in the essay while also publishing novels. Her first major work was the 1964 essay Notes on 'Camp'. The best-known critical books are Against Interpretation (1966), Illness as Metaphor (1978), On Photography (1977) and Regarding the Pain of Others (2003), beside the short story The Way We Live Now (1986) and the novels The Volcano Lover (1992) and In America (1999). Sontag wrote about and travelled to places in conflict, among them Vietnam during the war and Sarajevo under siege. The catalogue gathers 34 titles, the 1960s the heaviest decade, and Susan Sontag on Women (2023) is the most recent entry.

Susan Spann is credited on 9 catalogued books published between 2013 and 2022. Catalogue subjects record historical mystery, ninja, samurai, Buddhist priests, murder and Japan. Claws of the Cat (2013) opens the list and Fires of Edo (2022) closes it, taking in Blade of the Samurai (2014), Flask of the Drunken Master (2015), The Ninja's Daughter (2016), Betrayal at Iga (2017), Trial on Mount Koya (2018) and Ghost of the Bamboo Road (2019). Climb: Leaving Safe and Finding Strength on 100 Summits in Japan (2020) also carries the credit. Shinobi Mystery is the recorded series.

Susan Stephens writes romance, with 85 books catalogued from The Italian Prince's Proposal (2003) to Christmas with Angel (2024). Stephens was once a professional singer and has also written several non-fiction books. Stephens met a future spouse on the Mediterranean island of Malta and has three children. Series include Acostas!, Blood and Thunder, Skavanga Diamonds, Hot Brazilian Nights!, Young, Hot & Royal and Maktabi Brothers. Subjects include contemporary romance, inheritance and succession, polo players and Italians.

Susan Stoker writes romantic suspense and contemporary romance, with 135 books catalogued since 2014. Stoker has appeared on the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists, lives in Texas, and is married to a retired Army man. Stoker's first series came out in 2014, followed by SEAL of Protection. Other series include Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes, Delta Force Heroes, Delta Team Two, Mountain Mercenaries, SEAL Team Hawaii and Eagle Point Search & Rescue. Protecting Bree came out in 2026, and Rescuing Amber is scheduled for 2027.

Susan Tan is credited on 9 catalogued children's books published between 2022 and 2026, pitched by the catalogue at grades 1 to 3. My Kingdom of Darkness and The Poodle of Doom are dated 2022, Kittens Are Monsters and The Rise of the Goldfish 2023, Invasion of the Pugs and The Night of the Chipmunk 2024, Beware of the Dino-Snake and Revenge of the Raccoons 2025, and Dawn of the Axolotl 2026. Two books have a recorded length, with a median of 96 pages.

Susan Trombley's catalogue holds 31 books published between 2010 and 2024, all credited to Susan Trombley. The Princess Dragon and The Child Of The Dragon Gods opened the run in 2010, and From Thok, With Love (2024) is the newest listing. Series recorded under the name include Iriduan Test Subjects, Into the Dead Fall, Shadows In Sanctuary, Children of the Dead Fall, Iriduan Universe Love Stories, Breath Of The Divine and Children of the Ajda. Titles from 2017 and 2018 include Balfor's Salvation, Jessabelle's Beast, Minotaur's Curse and The Kraken's Mate.

Susan Van Kirk writes mystery and detective fiction. Three series stand under the name: Endurance Mysteries, Art Center Mystery and Sweet Iron Mystery. Recorded subjects include murder, investigation, suspense and abused wives. Ten books run from Three May Keep a Secret (2014) to Mr. Vonnegut and Me (2026), taking in Death Takes No Bribes (2017), A Death at Tippitt Pond (2019), The Witch's Child (2021) and the Hue titles Death in a Pale Hue (2022), Death in a Bygone Hue (2023) and Death in a Ghostly Hue (2024).

Susan Vaught is an American author and neuropsychologist, born on 22 October 1965. The catalogue counts 19 Vaught books from Fat Tuesday (2004) to Together We Grow (2020). Vaught's series are L.O.S.T. and Oathbreaker, and other titles include Stormwitch (2005), Big Fat Manifesto (2007) and A Prince Among Killers (2009). Magic, witches, civil rights movements and family life figure among the subjects.

Painters and paintings are Susan Vreeland's subject. Vreeland, an American author who lived from 1946 to 2017, wrote fiction about the relation between art and life: The Passion of Artemisia (2001) is a fictionalised investigation of Artemisia Gentileschi, Girl in Hyacinth Blue (1999) turns on an imaginary Vermeer, and The Forest Lover (2004) is a fictionalised account of the Canadian painter Emily Carr. 9 catalogued books span What Love Sees (1988) to Lisette's List (2014), taking in Luncheon of the Boating Party (2007) and Clara and Mr. Tiffany (2010). The catalogue is likely complete.

Susan Westmoreland is credited with 19 cookbooks published from 2014 to 2020. The subject tags cover quick and easy cooking, smoothies and juices, natural foods, comfort food, and diet therapy for heart disease. Comfort Food (2014) is the earliest title, and others include Good Food for a Healthy Heart (2015), Slow Cooker (2015), Easy Paleo (2017) and Sheet Pan Cooking (2017). 400-Calorie Instant Pot (2020) is the last listed.

Susan Wiggs has 75 books in the catalogue, published from 1987 to 2025, beginning with Texas Wildflower (1987) and reaching Wayward Girls (2025). Wiggs is an American author of historical and contemporary romance, born on 17 May 1958. Series include Lakeshore Chronicles, Bella Vista Chronicles, Calhoun Chronicles, Heart of the West and the Great Chicago Fire Trilogy. Early titles include Briar Rose (1987), Moonshadow (1989) and The Mistress of Normandy (1991). Catalogue subjects include family life, mothers and daughters and love stories.

Susan Wilkins writes psychological thrillers and suspense across three series: Jo Boden, Kaz Phelps and Detective Megan Thomas. The Informant (2014) is the first of 13 catalogued books and What It Takes (2024) the latest. The Mourner (2015), The Killer (2016), It Should Have Been Me (2019), Buried Deep (2020) and Her Perfect Husband (2022) are among the titles. Susan Wilkins is actively publishing.

Dogs and the people attached to them run through the later half of Susan Wilson's catalogue: One Good Dog in 2010, The Dog Who Danced in 2012, A Man of His Own in 2013 and What a Dog Knows in 2021. The American author's 13 catalogued books begin with Beauty in 1996, a first novel adapted for television, and One Good Dog reached the New York Times bestseller list. Human-animal relationships, marriage and adultery are the recurring subjects. Nothing new has appeared since 2021.

Susan Wittig Albert

67 books• 7 series

Susan Wittig Albert is an American mystery writer from Vermilion County, Illinois, who has also published as Robin Paige and Carolyn Keene. Before writing full time, Albert worked in academia and became the first female vice president of Southwest Texas State University. The catalogue lists 67 titles from 1992 to 2024. Thyme of Death (1992) comes first, then Witches' Bane (1993), Hangman's Root (1994) and Rosemary Remembered (1995), and Forget Me Never (2024) is the newest. Series include China Bayles, Darling Dahlias, Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, Crystal Cave and the Pecan Springs Enterprise Trilogy. Herbalists, Texas and the 1930s feature in the subject tags.