On July 27, 2021 Susan Van Dusen addressed the club regarding her new book, The Missing Hand, the first in a series of mystery cozies on the Jewish Holidays.
Susan has been a teacher in Chicago and Jerusalem, editorial director of WBBM Radio, magazine and newspaper writer. Author of four children’s books, three on the history of Skokie, and is a founder of “Coming Together in Skokie,” a project to bring diverse cultures together. She has lived in the Village of Skokie for 35 years with her husband George, her sons Danny, and David, his wife Diana, and their two perfect grandchildren, Anthony and Zoe. Her hobbies are playing the dulcimer, reading, and performing onstage.