Susan Isaacs is the author of thir­teen nov­els, includ­ing, As Hus­bands Go, Long Time No See, Any Place I Hang My Hat, and Com­pro­mis­ing Posi­tions. A recip­i­ent of the Writ­ers for Writ­ers Award and the John Stein­beck Award Isaacs serves as chair­man of the board of Poets & Writ­ers and is a past pres­i­dent of Mys­tery Writ­ers of Amer­i­ca. Her fic­tion has been trans­lat­ed into 30 lan­guages. She lives on Long Island with her husband.