Susanna Kearsley is a highly-acclaimed Canadian author, known for her unique blend of genres in her novels. She has a talent for incorporating history, the paranormal, and romance in her modern gothic stories, providing her readers with a captivating and suspenseful experience. Kearsley currently resides in a beautiful location east of Toronto, on the north shore of Lake Ontario, which may serve as an inspiration for her writing.
Kearsley is a prolific writer, with her books published in over 20 countries and translated into multiple languages. She has received numerous accolades for her work, including the Catherine Cookson Fiction Prize, RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards, a RITA Award, and National Readers’ Choice Awards. Her novels have also been finalists for the UK’s Romantic Novel of the Year and the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel.
Before becoming a full-time author, Kearsley worked as a museum curator, which helped her develop her interest in uncovering the lost voices of real people and incorporating them into her stories. She has a passion for genealogy and uses her knowledge to create intricate and engaging historical narratives. Kearsley’s writing style is poetic and mysterious, and she strives to create novels that are as captivating as Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca.
Under the pseudonym Emma Cole, Kearsley wrote the thriller novel Every Secret Thing, which was intended to be the first of a trilogy featuring heroine Kate Murray. However, she later decided to publish the novel under her real name, and the Emma Cole pseudonym is no longer in use. Kearsley’s novels are popular among readers and critics alike, and she continues to inspire and entertain with her unique storytelling.