Susan Koefod is an award-winning novelist known for her Arvo Thorson mystery series. The series debuted with Washed Up, praised by Library Journal, and includes Broken Down and Burnt Out. Escapes and Other Stories is her short story collection. Her latest novel, Albert Park: A Memoir in Lies, showcases her literary talent. Koefod has published short stories in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and other publications. She is a recipient of the Loft McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers, a distinction of excellence and a $25,000 award open to Minnesota fine artists and writers.