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  <name><![CDATA[Susan McBride]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Susan McBride has written five mysteries for Avon:  BLUE BLOOD, THE GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER, THE LONE STAR LONELY HEARTS CLUB, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB, and TOO PRETTY TO DIE. She also pens the young adult Debs series for Random House, which include THE DEBS; LOVE, LIES, AND TEXAS DIPS; and the forthcoming GLOVES OFF. Susan's first non-series novel, THE COUGAR CLUB, will be released in trade paperback from Avon A on February 1, 2010.  The story centers on childhood friends Kat, Carla, and Elise, drawn back together in their mid-forties.  As each hits bumps in the road, all fast learn three things:  true friendship never dies, the only way to live is real, and you're never too old to follow your heart.  

Susan's Debutante Dropout books have won a Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery and a Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Amateur Sleuth Mystery, as well as garnering two Anthony Award nominations and being one of three finalists for the William Rockhill Nelson Awards. THE DEBS was an IndieFirst Fall 2008 selection.  Susan lives in Missouri with her husband.]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>        
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Blue Blood (Debutante Dropout Mystery, #1)]]></title>
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  <published>2004</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Debutante Dropout Mystery, #2)]]></title>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Night of the Living Deb (Debutante Dropout Mystery, #4)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Susan McBride]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.53</average_rating>
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  <published>2007</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club (Debutante Dropout Mystery, #3)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Susan McBride]]></name>
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  <published>2006</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Too Pretty to Die (Debutante Dropout Mystery, #5)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Susan McBride]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Debs (The Debs, #1)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Susan McBride]]></name>
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  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Love, Lies and Texas Dips (The Debs, #2)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Susan McBride]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.89</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>19</ratings_count>
  <published>2009</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Cougar Club]]></title>
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  <average_rating>4.00</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>3</ratings_count>
  <published>2010</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Overkill: A Maggie Ryan Mystery]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Susan McBride]]></name>
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  <published>2001</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[And Then She Was Gone]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Susan McBride]]></name>
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  <average_rating>2.67</average_rating>
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  <published>1999</published>  
  
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