Susan Beale's second novel, Misplaced Persons, is published March 4, 2021. Her first novel, The Good Guy, was shortlisted for the 2016 Costa First Novel Award. Beale's previous work as a journalist took her to London, Brussels, Strasbourg and several New England states. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University in the UK and a BA from Simmons College in Boston. A native of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, Beale has spent most of her adult life in Europe, including seven years in Wells, Somerset. She currently resides in Amsterdam.