About Susan Anderson

Susan Anderson grew up a privileged Southern belle. She travelled overseas with her family, attended private schools, and debuted internationally. But that's not the life she chose for herself.

Susan, like her grandfather, wanted to work in law enforcement. As a small-town cop, Susan found unique joy in helping and protecting her community, but her other passion, writing, drew her back to school for more studies. Cold Case in Ellyson is that intersection of her work as a cop colliding with her need to write.

Education & Career

Susan Anderson graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in journalism in 1986. She attended George Stone Technical Center in Pensacola where she completed her Criminal Justice studies in 1996.

Susan worked as a reserve officer and then a full-time officer for the Milton Police Department (Florida). She received her Master of Arts in English, with an emphasis on creative writing, from the University of West Florida in 2002. Cold Case in Ellyson is the evolution of her master's thesis.

Life Outside Writing

In addition to Cold Case in Ellyson, Susan has interned for Southwest Airlines, was a copy editor for a newspaper in California, and was an English instructor at a local university. She is an avid New York Yankees fan and follows baseball quite closely.

Susan and her family are active members of Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church. She lives in Gulf Breeze, Florida with her husband and two sons. She shares tennis there with her friends, baseball with her boys, and good wine with her husband.

"Although some of the names and locations in this book exist, Cold Case in Ellyson is a fictional piece of work. Some descriptions, particularly those on the job, may be based on actual events although she has taken liberties with them for the advancement of the book."