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Susan C. Shea

Susan C. Shea spent more than two decades as a non-profit executive before beginning her career as a mystery author. Susan is past-president of the northern California chapter of Sisters in Crime and secretary of the national SinC board, a member of MWA, and blogs on CriminalMinds. She is also the author of the Dani O’Rourke mystery series. Susan lives in Marin County, California, and travels to France as often as she can.

Fact Into Fiction: Using Real-Life Inspiration in Your Stories

By Susan C. Shea

May 1, 2018

Because I write stories set in the here and now—and because, at least in some ways, I hew to the notion of writing what you know—I sometimes have to do some fancy dancing to avoid seeming to be stealing from someone’s life. Or, in the case of my French village series, entire geographies. Dressed for…

Love & Death in Burgundy by Susan C. Shea

Love & Death in Burgundy: New Excerpt

By Susan C. Shea

April 28, 2017

Love & Death in Burgundy by Susan C. Shea is an atmospheric mystery novel filled with good Chablis, French cheese, and of course, murder (available May 2, 2017). After three years of living in the small town of Reigny-sur-Canne, all Katherine Goff really wants is to be accepted by her neighbors into their little community. But…

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