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Susan J. Bruce

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Born

Elderslie, The United Kingdom

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https://www.Susanjbruce.com

Genre

Mystery, Suspense, Romance

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March 2022

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Susan J Bruce is a former veterinarian, turned award-winning author, seasoned copywriter and animal artist. Susan’s veterinary background invades her writing and animals run, fly, or crawl into nearly all of her tales. When Susan’s writing group challenged her to write a story that didn’t mention any animals—she failed! Susan lives in sunny South Australia with her husband, Marc, and their furred and feathered family. This currently includes an obstreperous rescue cockatiel and an irrepressible ShiChi (Shih Tzu x Chihuahua) who thinks her mission in life is to stop Susan writing.
'Dead Ahead' is Susan’s second novel and the first in her new 'Ruthless-the-Killer' lighthearted mystery series. Her first novel, 'Running Scared' was awarded the 2 ...more

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	Dead Ahead (Ruthless-the-Killer Mysteries #1) 4.43 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Running Scared 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mostly Dead (Ruthless-the-Killer Mysteries #2) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	If they could talk: Bible stories told by the animals by Susan J. Bruce (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Claire Belberg (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Susan Bruce and 1 other person liked Goodreader's review of Mostly Dead (Ruthless-the-Killer Mysteries #2): "Doug the cockatoo steals the show from page one, squawking town secrets at the worst possible moments. Pets, delicious food, kind friends, funny moments, chocolate and an egg hunt with clues create a comforting vibe. Yet I couldn't put it down. I had" Read more of this review »
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Susan Bruce liked G's review of Mostly Dead (Ruthless-the-Killer Mysteries #2): "Ruth, Dan and her friends are being pulled into another death. An amazing cozy mystery with slightly quirky characters that are just fun. A tight knit community that makes you feel like home. And a storyline that has lots of surprises and twists. Thi" Read more of this review »
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Susan Bruce and 1 other person liked Narelle's review of Mostly Dead (Ruthless-the-Killer Mysteries #2): "I enjoyed reading Mostly Dead, the second book in Susan J Bruce’s Ruthless-The-Killer romcom animal cozy mystery series set in a small coastal town in South Australia. The story opens a few weeks after book 1, Dead Ahead, finishes with Ruth and half " Read more of this review »
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