Dead Ahead

A deliciously twisty Aussie cozy mystery with a side of romcom!Ruth is desperate for a fresh start, but a body in her shed, an inconvenient romantic attraction, and a secret childhood reputation as a 'harbinger of death' get in the way.As they do…Murder and mayhem mingle with matters of the heart as Ruth soon discovers the town holds buried secrets and scandals-some of which may even involve her own late father.But when a close friend goes missing, and the police fear the worst, all Ruth can think about is unravelling the mystery and finding her friend.Can Ruth solve the crime in time to save her friend? Will she succeed or will bad luck be the death of her? Susan J Bruce is a former veterinarian, turned award-winning author, professional copywriter and animal artist. Susan's veterinary background invades her writing and animals run, fly, or crawl into nearly all of her tales. When Susan's writing group challenged her to write a story that didn't mention any animals-she failed! Susan lives in sunny South Australia with her husband, Marc, and their furred and feathered family. This currently includes a fat tortoiseshell cat, a rescue cockatiel, and an irrepressible ShiChi (Shih Tzu x Chihuahua) who thinks her mission in life is to stop Susan writing.

Running Scared is Susan's first novel and was awarded the 2018 Caleb Prize for an unpublished manuscript.

Visit Susan at www.susanjbruce.com.