Susan M. Boyer

Susan M. Boyer is the USA TODAY bestselling author of two mystery series set in the South Carolina Lowcountry. She is best known for her beloved Liz Talbot series, which began with Lowcountry Boil — winner of the 2012 Agatha Award for Best First Novel and the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense.

Her Carolina Tales series introduces PI Hadley Cooper, a sharp and warm-hearted investigator navigating cases, complicated relationships, and Southern family dynamics on Sullivan's Island. Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island launches the series, and the novella Beginnings: The Sullivan's Island Supper Club—which tells the story of how the women of the Supper Club first met and became friends—sets the stage for The Sullivan's Island Supper Club. The series continues in April 2026 with Trouble's Turn to Lose.

Susan was blessed with a quintessential small-town childhood and has had a lifelong love affair with books. She loves beaches, Southern food, and small towns where everyone knows everyone — and everyone has complicated relatives. You'll find all of the above in her novels. Susan and her husband call Greenville, SC home, and spend as much time as possible on the Carolina coast.