Susan MoodyFCIL (born 18 January 1940 at Oxford, England), is the principal pen name of Susan Elizabeth Horwood, an English novelist best known for her suspensenovels.
The daughter of Professor Frederick Chesney Horwood (1904–1990) and Ursula née Wheeler-Robinson (1908–1989), daughter of the Revd Henry Wheeler-Robinson DD, she grew up in Oxford, attending Headington School. She then lived in France where she met her first husband, Professor Walter Frank Bertsch (died 1971), whom she married in 1961. They moved to Tennessee where she lived for 10 years and had 2 children, before returning to Britain. She married secondly in 1972, Dr John Moody, having one son. She then studied with the Open University (BA 1978).
In 1983, Moody published her first novel, A Distant Shore, and one other historical novel under the pen name Susannah James before she turned to the genre of crime and suspense literature. More recently, she has also used the pen name Susan Madison.[2]
Moody is a former Chairwoman of the Crime Writers' Association and has served as World President of the International Association of Crime Writers.[3] She has been elected to the prestigious Detection Club and as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (FCIL). Having led numerous courses on writing crime fiction, she continues to tutor creative writing courses in England, France, Australia, and Denmark.
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susan, moody, fcil, born, january, 1940, oxford, england, principal, name, susan, elizabeth, horwood, english, novelist, best, known, suspense, novels, bornsusan, elizabeth, horwood, 1940, january, 1940, oxford, englandother, namessusannah, james, susan, madis. Susan Moody FCIL born 18 January 1940 at Oxford England is the principal pen name of Susan Elizabeth Horwood an English novelist best known for her suspense novels Susan MoodyBornSusan Elizabeth Horwood 1940 01 18 18 January 1940 age 83 Oxford EnglandOther namesSusannah James Susan Madison pen names OccupationWriterSpouse s 1 Walter Bertsch m 1961 2 John Moody m 1972 3 John Donaldson m 2001Children3 sonsAfter marrying as her third husband Professor John Dalgleish Donaldson at Oxford on 5 September 2001 she became stepmother of his four children including Crown Princess Mary of Denmark 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 2 1 Cassie Swann series 2 2 Stand Alones 2 3 Other 2 4 Short stories 3 References 4 External linksBiography editThe daughter of Professor Frederick Chesney Horwood 1904 1990 and Ursula nee Wheeler Robinson 1908 1989 daughter of the Revd Henry Wheeler Robinson DD she grew up in Oxford attending Headington School She then lived in France where she met her first husband Professor Walter Frank Bertsch died 1971 whom she married in 1961 They moved to Tennessee where she lived for 10 years and had 2 children before returning to Britain She married secondly in 1972 Dr John Moody having one son She then studied with the Open University BA 1978 In 1983 Moody published her first novel A Distant Shore and one other historical novel under the pen name Susannah James before she turned to the genre of crime and suspense literature More recently she has also used the pen name Susan Madison 2 Moody is a former Chairwoman of the Crime Writers Association and has served as World President of the International Association of Crime Writers 3 She has been elected to the prestigious Detection Club and as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists FCIL Having led numerous courses on writing crime fiction she continues to tutor creative writing courses in England France Australia and Denmark Bibliography editAmateur detective Penny is a beautiful 6 ft black photographer daughter of a UN Ambassador Penny Black 1984 56 among The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time Penny Dreadful 1984 Penny Post 1985 Penny Royal 1986 Penny Wise 1988 Penny Pinching 1989 Penny Saving 1993 Cassie Swann series edit Cassie Swann is an expert bridge player in England Takeout Double Also published as Death Takes a Hand 1993 Grand Slam 1994 King of Hearts 1995 Doubled in Spades 1996 Sacrifice Bid 1997 Dummy Hand 1998 Stand Alones edit Playing With Fire Mosaic USA Hush a bye House of Moons Misselthwaite a sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett s novel The Secret Garden Return to the Secret Garden USA Falling Angel The Italian Garden The Colour of Hope Touching The Sky Letters From Kirsten Denmark Losing Nicola Dancing in the Dark Other edit A Distant Shore an historical novel set in the royal harem of Istanbul Lucia s Legacy an historical novel set in Spain in the 1800s Love Over Gold the novelisation of the Nescafe Gold Blend couple advertisements Hatchards Crime Companion The top 100 crime novels of all time selected by The Crime Writers Association edited by Susan Moody Short stories edit Moody has written a number of well received short stories which have appeared in many anthologies References edit www burkespeerage com Susan Moody Literature www crimewritersna orgExternal links editSusan Moody at British Council Literature Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Susan Moody amp oldid 1195195893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
