Susan Oleksiw

Susan Oleksiw is the author of the Mellingham mystery series and the Anita Ray mystery series. Beyond the Treeline, her first installment in A Pioneer Valley Mystery series, debuts on September 8 from Midnight Ink. Born and raised in New England, Susan Oleksiw has long been fascinated by the traditional New Englander and the way of life found there. She is the co-founder of Level Best Books, which publishes an annual anthology of the best New England crime fiction. Her writing has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery, and she has served as coeditor for The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing. Before she entered into a life of crime, Susan studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a PhD in Asian studies. She has also spent time living in India, and her fondness for the country lives on through her passion for photography.