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Susan Walter

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Susan Walter is a recovering screenwriter and film director who started writing books to kill people because it was frowned upon in real life. Her first two novels, “Good as Dead” and “Over Her Dead Body” are set in the movie business, but then she discovered there are places that are even more dangerous. She is now murdering people on airplanes, on ski hills, and in safehouses while on the run from organized crime.
A sometimes director, her Netflix movie ALL I WISH, which she also wrote, stars Sharon Stone and Tony Goldwyn and won a screenwriting award that you have never heard of, but that she is proud of nonetheless. Her latest novel, "Letters from Strangers," is based on the real-life mystery that riddled her own childhood. You can lear
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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

4.08 avg rating — 21,766 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions
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Over Her Dead Body

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Letters from Strangers

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Lie by the Pool

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Running Cold

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Murder at 30,000 Feet

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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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Smart, funny, with heart for days, Gary Goldstein's newest release is pure delight! With charm on every page and a story so propulsive it practically wags its tail, this is the kind of book that leaves you smiling long after you’ve finished.
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"The Defection and Subsequent Resurrection of Nikolai Pushkin" (catching my breath here) by Ken Pisani is a cocaine-fueled fever dream of a novel. Set in the twilight of the 1980s, it takes history, shoves it through a blender of surreal absurdity, a ...more
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I love books threaded with sci-fi, and this one checked all the boxes for me! Great characters, each embroiled in a mystery. Family secrets. And non-stop action. Fans of Blake Crouch and John Marrs are sure to enjoy this imaginative and fast-paced th ...more
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Had to see what all the fuss was about so I picked this up at the library. It was delightful. A meditation on what makes a meaningful life with a little mystery threaded through. I was inspired by the message that you're never too old to make a diffe ...more
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If you liked "Theo of Golden" and you're looking for something a little snappier, equally heartfelt, and a tich more contemporary feeling, you will love this book!
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Letters from Strangers by Susan   Walter
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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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