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A stylish psychological thriller with the compelling intrigue of The Silent Wife and Turn of Mind and the white-knuckle pacing of Before I Go to Sleep - in which a woman suffering from bipolar disorder cannot remember if she murdered her friend.Dana Catrell is shocked when her neighbor Celia is brutally murdered. To Dana's horror, she was the last person to see Celia alive. Suffering from mania, the result of her bipolar disorder, she has troubling holes in her memory, including what happened on the afternoon of Celia's death.Her husband's odd behavior and the probing of Detective Jack Moss create further complications as she searches for answers. The closer she comes to piecing together the shards of her broken memory, the more Dana falls apart. Is there a murderer lurking inside her .



About the Author

Susan Crawford

Susan grew up in Miami, Florida, where she spent her childhood summers reading mysteries in a hammock strung between two Banyan trees, and collecting lizards, baby skunks and other odd, exotic creatures.

She later moved to New York City and then to Boston before settling in Atlanta to raise three amazing daughters and to teach in various adult education settings. A member of The Atlanta Writers Club and The Village Writers Group, Susan is now a full-time author and is a member of her local planning commission. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and a trio of rescue cats, where she enjoys reading books, writing books, rainy days, and spending time with the people she loves.

The Pocket Wife is Susan's debut novel. Represented by Jenny Bent at The Bent Agency, it was published in March, 2015, by Morrow-Harper Collins and by Faber & Faber in England. Booklist describes The Pocket Wife as "a gripping, character-driven mystery."

The Other Widow, Susan's second suspense novel, also represented by Jenny Bent at The Bent Agency, was published in April, 2016, by Morrow-Harper Collins and will be published by Faber & Faber in England. Of The Other Widow and Susan Crawford, Jackie K. Cooper of The Huffington Post says, "gets better with every book she produces." Visit her webpage at susancrawfordnovelist.com.



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