Susan Conant

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

Dog Lover's Mysteries

• A New Leash on Death (1990) ISBN 1557733856
• Dead and Doggone (1990) ISBN 1557734259
• A Bite of Death (1991) ISBN 1557734909
• Paws Before Dying (1991) ISBN 1557735506
• Gone to the Dogs (1992) ISBN 0553297341
• Bloodlines (1992) ISBN 0553298860
• Ruffly Speaking (1994) ISBN 0553294849
• Black Ribbon (1995) ISBN 0553298755
• Stud Rites (1996) ISBN 0553573004
• Animal Appetite (1997) ISBN 0553571869
• The Barker Street Regulars (1998) ISBN 0553576650
• Evil Breeding (1999) ISBN 0553580523
• Creature Discomforts (2001) ISBN 0553580590 (paperback)
• The Wicked Flea (2002) ISBN 042518885X (paperback)
• The Dogfather (2003) ISBN 0425194590 (paperback)
• Bride and Groom (2004) ISBN 0425200744 (paperback)
• Gaits of Heaven (2006) ISBN 0425211878 (hardcover)
• All Shots (2007) ISBN 9780425217443 (hardcover)
• Brute Strength (2011) ISBN 9780727880673 (hardcover)

Recurring Characters in the Dog Lover's books

• Holly Winter
• Steve Delaney
• Rita
• Buck Winter
• Kevin Dennehy
• Leah Whitcomb
• Anita Fairley
• Jennifer Pasquarelli

Recurring Animals in the Dog Lover's books

• Rowdy
• Kimi
• India
• Lady
• Sammy
• Groucho
• Willie
• Tracker

Cat Lover's Mysteries

• Scratch the Surface (2005) about sleuth Felicity; cats Edith & Brigitte

Gourmet Girl Mysteries: (with daughter Jessica Conant-Park)

• Steamed
• Simmer Down
• Turn Up the Heat