Susanna Kearsley is a New York Times best-selling Canadian novelist renowned for her historical fiction and mystery works. She also writes thrillers under the pen name Emma Cole. In 2014, she was honored with the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance for her novel The Firebird.

Her career as a former museum curator has fueled her passion for restoring the lost voices of real people, weaving together romance and historical intrigue with modern adventure. Her books have been published in translation in more than 20 countries and have received numerous accolades, including the Catherine Cookson Fiction Prize, RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards, a RITA Award, and National Readers’ Choice Awards. Her works have also been finalists for the UK’s Romantic Novel of the Year and the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel.

Susanna Kearsley resides near Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Under her pseudonym Emma Cole, she authored the thriller Every Secret Thing, which was initially intended to be the first in a trilogy.