# Susan Conant

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{{short description|American mystery writer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{infobox writer
|name=Susan Conant
|occupation=Writer
|nationality=American
|alma_mater=[Radcliffe College](/source/Radcliffe_College)<br>[Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University)
|genre=[Mystery fiction](/source/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](/source/Radcliffe_College) with a degree in social relations, and a doctorate from [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) in human development.  She is active in [Alaskan Malamute Rescue](/source/Alaskan_Malamute_Rescue) and is a three-time recipient of the [Dog Writers Association of America](/source/Dog_Writers_Association_of_America)'s [Maxwell Award for Fiction Writing](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Jessica_Conant-Park).
* ''Steamed''
* ''Simmer Down''
* ''Turn Up the Heat''

==References==
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