Susanne Dunlap has had a varied career, writing advertising copy for agencies in New York and London, serving as marketing director for arts organizations, and most recently serving as Director of Development for Connecticut Opera.
After graduating from Smith College in 1976, Susanne moved to London, where she lived for ten years. She returned to New York with her children in 1986, and soon after that started graduate school.
A lifelong writer, Susanne turned to historical fiction after finishing her PhD in music history at Yale University in 1999. She saw it as a way to bring her deep love of music and history to a wider public. Susanne is the mother of two wonderful, adult daughters, and has lived with her significant other in Northampton, MA for the past seventeen years.
After graduating from Smith College in 1976, Susanne moved to London, where she lived for ten years. She returned to New York with her children in 1986, and soon after that started graduate school.
A lifelong writer, Susanne turned to historical fiction after finishing her PhD in music history at Yale University in 1999. She saw it as a way to bring her deep love of music and history to a wider public. Susanne is the mother of two wonderful, adult daughters, and has lived with her significant other in Northampton, MA for the past seventeen years.
Genres: Historical, Young Adult Fiction
Series
Theresa Schurman Mystery
1. The Musician's Daughter (2008)
2. The Mozart Conspiracy (2010)
3. The Paris Affair (2020)
1. The Musician's Daughter (2008)
2. The Mozart Conspiracy (2010)
3. The Paris Affair (2020)
Orphans of Tolosa
1. Listen to the Wind (2019)
2. The Spirit of Fire (2019)
3. Voices in the Mist (2021)
1. Listen to the Wind (2019)
2. The Spirit of Fire (2019)
3. Voices in the Mist (2021)
Behind the Painted Fan
1. A Death and a Marriage (2022)
2. A Raid and a Proposal (2022)
3. A Confession and a Royal Portrait (2022)
4. A Straw Hat and an Allegory (2022)
5. A Rival and a Looming Crisis (2022)
6. Flight and Return (2022)
1. A Death and a Marriage (2022)
2. A Raid and a Proposal (2022)
3. A Confession and a Royal Portrait (2022)
4. A Straw Hat and an Allegory (2022)
5. A Rival and a Looming Crisis (2022)
6. Flight and Return (2022)
Novels
Emilie's Voice (2005)
Liszt's Kiss (2007)
Anastasia's Secret (2010)
In The Shadow of the Lamp (2011)
The Academie (2012)
The Portraitist (2022)
The Courtesan's Daughter (2023)
The Adored One (2023)
Liszt's Kiss (2007)
Anastasia's Secret (2010)
In The Shadow of the Lamp (2011)
The Academie (2012)
The Portraitist (2022)
The Courtesan's Daughter (2023)
The Adored One (2023)
Susanne Dunlap recommends
The Vow (2024)
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