Susan Pethick was born in San Diego, California. The second of three girls, Sue was the ham of the family whose stories entertained, and occasionally embarrassed, her long-suffering family. After graduating from San Diego State University, she spent several years 'finding herself,' doing everything from working as a computer systems analyst to singing in a rock band.Her checkered employment history finally paid off when she became a professional writer. Since then, Sue's short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Murderous Intent, and two novels have been published under pen names.PET FRIENDLY, her first novel for Kensington Books, was inspired for her life-long love of animals. Sue lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Chris.