Writer Susan Kraus
A therapist for over three decades, a mediator for two...
and a writer since she first held a pencil.
latest work
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This latest work compels readers to engage with a reality where saying one word —"consensual"— or the disclaimer "It was just a hookup"— undermines all traditional forms of evidence. It's a psychological thriller, but more compelling are the relationships, which test the limits and meaning of friendship, family, loyalty, love and retribution. Read more
"I'm making my daughter at college read this!" - Linn S.; "This book is empowering me to believe myself." - Laurann;
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This first-in-series, character driven psychological thriller pits integrity against DNA, women's intuition against evidence, testing both a woman therapist protagonist and her divorced client, and culminating in consequences both cataclysmic and bittersweet. Read more
"A thoughtful, balanced novel, and a great mix of courtroom drama and psychological thrills." - Kirkus Review; "In her debut novel, Kraus, a therapist and mediator, brings acute psychological observation to her storytelling." - Kirkus Review; "... provides multilayered characters, with realistic contradictions and back stories." - Kirkus Review; "She does a great job of explaining the plot's many technical and forensic details." - Kirkus Review; "A therapist becomes the target of a carefully calculated setup in Kraus's debut thriller." - Kirkus Review;
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When a custody case turns from issues of parental rights into a battle for the soul of a child, mediator and therapist Grace McDonald finds her skills and intuition tested and her heart almost broken when the unimaginable unfolds. Read more
"A fast-paced, involving family drama that tackles a headline-grabbing religious sect." - Kirkus Review; "Kraus displays a tremendous talent for making even the most unsympathetic characters three-dimensional." - Kirkus Review; Grace is a "compelling fictional creation: a woman who patiently and skillfully explores the tense pressures beneath the surface of the Phelps-Flores case..." - Kirkus Review; Grace also explores "the subtleties of her own relationship with her adult daughter." - Kirkus Review; The author "weaves a great deal of background information into the story." - Kirkus Review;