Susan Carol McCarthy lives in Carlsbad, California. Her acclaimed debut novel, Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands, was the winner of the 2003 Chautauqua South Fiction Award and was named one of the Best Fiction Books of 2002 by San Diego Magazine.
"""Provokes more than enough moral indignation on the part of the reader to keep one turning pages... well-paced."" --The Miami Herald ""Beautifully written.... McCarthy's characters are fascinatingly complex.... A sharply drawn picture of a struggle for justice against a corrupt system."" --Orlando Sentinel"