Susan (Ripley) Crawford, a native of Greenfield, MA, resides in Englewood, Florida with her husband, Bruce. They are transplants from Andover, MA, where she and Bruce lived for 30+ years and raised their children. Susan is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and holds a BA in Fine Art with a minor in English. She retired from a twenty-two year career in real estate marketing. Susan has written a family history, short story mystery, several children's books and she is also an avid painter.The Key to Murder is her third novel in the Diane DiGiuseppi mystery series. Susan has also written, Murder at the Black Lagoon and So, You Think It's Murder?.