Flora never wants children, but when her sister, Georgie, is killed, Flora ends up assuming the role of mother to her sister's baby. When the serial killer is caught, he is adamant that Georgie was not his victim and Flora is determined to find out who really murdered her sister.
She grew up in Oxford then moved to Tennessee for 10 years. She published two historical novels and the novelisation of the Nescafe Gold Blend advertisements under the pen name Susannah James. More recently she has also used the nom de plume, Susan Madison. She is a former Chairman of the Crime Writer's Association, served as World President of the International Association of Crime Writers, and was elected to the prestigious Detection Club. Susan Moody has given numerous courses on writing crime fiction and continues to teach creative writing in England, France, Australia, the USA and Denmark