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Susan Walter

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The winner of the (not terribly) prestigious WIFTS screenwriting award for “All I Wish,” the film she wrote and directed starring Sharon Stone, Susan Walter is excited to add “novelist” to an eclectic resume that includes “failed concert violinist,” “unwatchable TV news reporter,” and “dazed mother to two teenage girls.” A native of Boston, she suppresses her irresistible accent to avoid stink eye from sports fans across Los Angeles, where she now resides. She has an AB in government from Harvard, which she has so far failed to put to good use, and enjoys skiing, lazy bike rides, and wicked strong coffee. Susan’s first two novels, “Good as Dead” and “Over Her Dead Body,” were Amazon First Reads editors’ picks. “Lie by the Pool,” a novel of ...more

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Susan Walter When I get writer's block, I READ! It jumpstarts my imagination every time.…moreWhen I get writer's block, I READ! It jumpstarts my imagination every time.(less)
Susan Walter I love this question. Because there is a mystery from my past I want to write about, but it is VERY scary for me ... not sure how much to reveal, and …moreI love this question. Because there is a mystery from my past I want to write about, but it is VERY scary for me ... not sure how much to reveal, and how much to fictionalize. I originally thought about making it a memoir, but decided against it. Am working through the outline now. Writing it could be very healing ... or very painful. It won't be my next book, probably two or three books down the road, if I write it.(less)
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Good as Dead

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Over Her Dead Body

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Lie by the Pool

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Covid and my new book

The 2020-2021 school year was hard. I was living in Canada with my two daughters while my husband was living and working in the States. Schools in LA, where we lived when the pandemic hit, had closed their doors, and there was no promise that they would reopen. But Vancouver schools were all in-person. So we packed our car and made the move.
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Murder at 30,000 Feet by Susan   Walter
"Wow, wow, wow! If T.J. Newman and Agatha Christie wrote a book together, you'd get something like this. I read hundreds of books a year and Murder at 30,000 Feet is one of the most exciting I've ever read. I'm afraid of flying so I was in tears with " Read more of this review »
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This was my first book by Kate Quinn and I was blown away!
I listened to the audiobook. The narration was pitch perfect. The story kept me in thrall from beginning to end.
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"A flight delay. A crew change. A thunderstorm brewing. The building blocks for chaos are set. And then there's the troubled cast of characters. A groom with a terrible secret. The ex who's threatening to tell it. A baseball team struck by tragedy. A " Read more of this review »
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"Thanks to Blackstone Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of Susan Walter’s 2026 novel. The story centers around a murder committed on a commercial flight to Puerto Rico. The suspects are endless: a wedding party, a high school baseball team and thei" Read more of this review »
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Forbidden love swirled with oh-so-sympathetic characters with mysterious pasts, who could ask for more? This breathtaking tale set in Old Hollywood dazzles with sparkling prose. Propulsive and immersive, the clever plotting kept me on my toes. Come f ...more
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I kept hearing about this book, and finally cracked it open. Then didn't put it down until I was finished.
Phoebe Stone wants to die. And she's going to kill herself, she's got it all figured out how. She's not going to do it at home, that's too borin
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“I hate when people dismiss the loss of an object because “it’s just a thing.” Things are important. They give comfort, shelter, style, identity. The sum total of your things is a road map of your life. They show where you’ve been, what you accomplished, who you loved, who loved you back. They are an expression of who you are. You can learn a lot about a person by their things. Material things are not what’s most important in life, of course!”
Susan Walter, Good as Dead

“No, a home is not where your heart is, it’s where your effort is. It’s where you cook and eat and sleep and take pains to decorate. It’s where your memories are made and kept. It’s the photos on the mantel, the artwork on the walls, the blankets that you snuggle under, the trees and flowers that you plant and care for.”
Susan Walter, Good as Dead

“If you can’t share your true self with someone, he once told me, you’re wasting your time.”
Susan Walter, Good as Dead

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