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Susan M. Boyer

スーザン・エム・ボイヤー

Sūzan M. Boiyā

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Unknown
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Career

Occupations
Author, Mystery novelist
Active Years
2012-2024
Nominations
Macavity Award nomination 2013 (Lowcountry Boil), Pat Conroy Beach Music Mystery Prize nomination, Southern Book Prize in Mystery & Detective Fiction nomination, National Indie Excellence Award finalist 2024 (Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island)

Awards

Daphne du Maurier Award
2012
Work: Lowcountry Boil
Category: Unpublished
Organization: Romance Writers of America
Result: Winner
Agatha Award
2013
Work: Lowcountry Boil
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: Winner
Independent Publisher Book Awards
2024
Work: Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island
Category: Southeast Regional Fiction
Organization: Independent Publisher
Result: Silver Medal

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lowcountry Boil

2012 Mystery

A mystery featuring private investigator Liz Talbot in Stella Maris, South Carolina.

American SouthMurderFamily

Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island

2023 Mystery

First in the Carolina Tales Series, set on Sullivan's Island.

American SouthIsland life

Bibliography

  • Lowcountry Boil
  • Lowcountry Bombshell
  • Lowcountry Boneyard
  • Lowcountry Bordello
  • Lowcountry Book Club
  • Lowcountry Bonfire
  • Lowcountry Bookshop
  • Lowcountry Boomerang
  • Lowcountry Boondoggle
  • Lowcountry Boughs of Holly
  • Postcards from Stella Maris
  • Lowcountry Getaway
  • Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island
  • Beginnings - The Sullivan's Island Supper Club
  • The Sullivan's Island Supper Club

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Mystery novels set in the American SouthHumorous narrative
Recurring Motifs
BeachesSouthern foodSmall Southern towns

Legacy

USA Today bestselling author of mystery novels set in the American South.

Trivia

  • Enjoys beaches, Southern food, and small Southern towns. Currently lives in Greenville, South Carolina with her husband.