Susan Conant

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Susan Conant
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Radcliffe College
Harvard University
Genre Mystery fiction

Susan Conant is an American mystery writer best known for her Dog Lover's Mysteries series, featuring magazine writer Holly Winter. Conant graduated from Radcliffe College with a degree in social relations, and a doctorate from Harvard University in human development. She is active in Alaskan Malamute Rescue and is a three-time recipient of the Dog Writers Association of America's Maxwell Award for Fiction Writing. [1] She is also the author of the Cat Lover's Mysteries series and co-author with daughter Jessica Conant-Park of the Gourmet Girl Mysteries series.

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Dog Lover's Mysteries

Cat Lover's Mysteries

Gourmet Girl Mysteries

Co-written with daughter Jessica Conant-Park.

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References

  1. "Susan Conant | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-05-22.