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Susan Bacon

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Perhaps best known for her compelling mysteries, Susan Bacon has a new novel out that’s more in the realm of women’s fiction. Published on November 4, 2025, ALICE ADRIFT is an intimate portrayal of a woman’s struggle to get her bearings in the wake of a tragic loss and a husband’s infidelity.

Susan’s mysteries—THE HISTORY TEACHER (2019) and its sequel, THE ART COLLECTOR (2024)—have won three Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs), including a Silver Medal for Best Regional Fiction and a Bronze for Best Series-Fiction.

A graduate of Barnard College, Susan grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and has lived in New York City, Washington, DC, and Memphis, TN, all of which serve as settings for her novels. She is a former journalist, speechwriter

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Susan Bacon Pam! Great to hear from you. Yes, Delawareans seem to love it. The story originated with a screenplay I wrote about Alger Hiss back in the 1990s. That…morePam! Great to hear from you. Yes, Delawareans seem to love it. The story originated with a screenplay I wrote about Alger Hiss back in the 1990s. That became the foundation for the Hiss thread. A book about the DuPont Company that was on my mother's bookshelf inspired the thread about the the chemical company. I love history, so I enjoyed the research. I'd love to connect. You can reach me via my website which is easy to find if you do a google search. (I don't know if I can post it here). Very best! Susan(less)
Susan Bacon I'm not big on horror. Suspense, yes. Horror, no. So my two sentences would be: "It's time to shut your eyes." And "It's okay to open them now." …moreI'm not big on horror. Suspense, yes. Horror, no. So my two sentences would be: "It's time to shut your eyes." And "It's okay to open them now." (less)
Average rating: 3.96 · 519 ratings · 99 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
The History Teacher

3.97 avg rating — 394 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions
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The Art Collector

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Alice Adrift

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Alice Adrift by Susan  Bacon
"This book pulled me in right away. Alice’s life seriously goes off the rails after the heartbreaking loss of her son and discovering her husband is a total cheat. The story is split into four parts, exploring love, loss, determination, and hope, a st" Read more of this review »
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"This was so real and raw. Alice’s has been through so much, from her son dying to her husband basically cheating on her in front of her face (not a spoiler, happens in chapter 2). The audacity of david is actually insane.

I loved how Alice was able t" Read more of this review »
Alice Adrift by Susan  Bacon
"One day your life is perfect—the perfect job, the perfect husband, and perfect children—and then tragedy strikes. Everything changes in an instant when one of your children dies suddenly from an obscure, unheard-of disease.

Alice Adrift is the moving " Read more of this review »
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