{{short description|American mystery writer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{infobox writer |name=Susan Conant |occupation=Writer |nationality=American |alma_mater=Radcliffe College<br>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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Susan Conant {{!}} Penguin Random House|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/5484/susan-conant|access-date=2021-05-22|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.
==Publications== ===''Dog Lover's Mysteries''=== * ''A New Leash on Death'' (1990) {{ISBN|978-1-55773-385-6}} * ''Dead and Doggone'' (1990) {{ISBN|978-1-55773-425-9}} * ''A Bite of Death'' (1991) {{ISBN|978-1-55773-490-7}} * ''Paws Before Dying'' (1991) {{ISBN|978-1-55773-550-8}} * ''Gone to the Dogs'' (1992) {{ISBN|978-0-553-29734-8}} * ''Bloodlines'' (1992) {{ISBN|978-0-553-29886-4}} * ''Ruffly Speaking'' (1994) {{ISBN|978-0-553-29484-2}} * ''Black Ribbon'' (1995) {{ISBN|978-0-553-29875-8}} * ''Stud Rites'' (1996) {{ISBN|978-0-553-57300-8}} * ''Animal Appetite'' (1997) {{ISBN|978-0-553-57186-8}} * ''The Barker Street Regulars'' (1998) {{ISBN|978-0-553-57655-9}} * ''Evil Breeding'' (1999) {{ISBN|978-0-553-58052-5}} * ''Creature Discomforts'' (2001) {{ISBN|978-0-553-58059-4}} (paperback) * ''The Wicked Flea'' (2002) {{ISBN|978-0-425-18885-9}} (paperback) * ''The Dogfather'' (2003) {{ISBN|978-0-425-19459-1}} (paperback) * ''Bride and Groom'' (2004) {{ISBN|978-0-425-20074-2}} (paperback) * ''Gaits of Heaven'' (2006) {{ISBN|978-0-425-21187-8}} (hardcover) * ''All Shots'' (2007) {{ISBN|978-0-425-21744-3}} (hardcover) * ''Brute Strength'' (2011) {{ISBN|978-0-7278-8067-3}} (hardcover) * ''Sire and Damn'' (2015) {{ISBN|978-1-5120-5378-4}} (paperback)
===''Cat Lover's Mysteries''=== * ''Scratch the Surface'' (2005) about sleuth Felicity; cats Edith & Brigitte
===''Gourmet Girl Mysteries''=== Co-written with daughter Jessica Conant-Park. * ''Steamed'' * ''Simmer Down'' * ''Turn Up the Heat''
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