Susan Strecker is the award-winning author of three novels. Her first, Night Blindness, about a young woman coming to terms with the sins of her past and family secrets was named an IndieNext pick in 2014 and called “up all night reading at its best” (Bestselling author, Susan Wiggs). Two years later, came her “compulsively readable” (Kirkus Reviews) second novel, Nowhere Girl, about an identical twin who has been consumed for the past eighteen years with hunting her sister’s killer. Strecker’s novels focus on strong family bonds and how loss affects people so differently. That theme was continued in her third novel, Drive, which follows the life of would-be super star racecar driver, Piper Pierson. It is a story of love and loss and what it takes for Piper to find her way back to the life she once loved. 

Strecker drew on her family’s experience owning a NASCAR team from the early ‘80s to the mid-90s while writing Drive. The team, Moroso Racing, was among one of the most successful of its time with its driver, Rob Moroso (Strecker’s brother) being the youngest driver in history (at the time) to win the Busch Grand National Championship and many other awards such as Rookie of the Year, Most Popular Driver and Most Poles Won. 

She is currently working on her fourth and fifth novels. The fourth follows a woman’s path to redemption among her family and friends, despite making a horrible mistake in her early twenties and fifth is a dark thriller that explores the warped psyche of a stalker and his victim who may be an unwitting accomplice in her downfall. In addition to writing, she teaches more than thirty writing and editing workshops a year and is a member of six non-profit boards. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two kids. Her happiest times are spent taking care of ponies and watching lacrosse games. 

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