Michelle Wan        

  

Michelle wrote her first book when she was five. It was hand-printed and almost a page long. A Bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Stanford University and an M.A. in geography from the University of Guelph did little to prepare Michelle for a professional life coaching tennis, teaching ESL in Rio de Janeiro, and working in international development, international higher education, program evaluation, and addictions. But she had great fun along the way.   

 

Photo credit:  Dave Carter, Guelph Mercury

 

Wild orchids rank high among Michelle’s many enthusiasms. She also loves traveling with her tropical horticulturist husband Tim, hiking, dogs, good books, and good food partaken in the company of friends. Michelle and Tim go regularly to the Dordogne in southwest France to photograph and chart wild orchids. Her mystery novels draw their inspiration from the flora, food, and remarkable people of that part of the world.

 

In addition to Canada, Michelle’s books are published in the U.S., Germany, Italy, Holland, and Japan. 

Selected Bibliography:

The Death in the Dordogne series

• Deadly Slipper. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2005

• The Orchid Shroud. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2006

• A Twist of Orchids. Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2008 

• Kill For An Orchid. Toronto:  Doubleday Canada 2010

Deadly Slipper
“Not since Nero Wolfe has such a fragrant combination of orchid lore and suspense found its way into a mystery novel.” – Booklist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Orchid Shroud
“[Wan] shows a mastery of mystery and an unmatched flair for the genre.” – Edmonton Journal

“Terrific…Wan’s characters are well made and the story really clicks.” – The Globe and Mail

 

 

 

 

 

A Twist of Orchids
"The third novel in Wan’s delightful Death in the Dordogne series.  Who knew that Guelph, Ont., could generate such Gallic glory?” – The Globe and Mail

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kill For An Orchid

The fourth in the Death in the Dordogne series spans two hemispheres and three centuries in a tale of greed, obsession, and deadly commercial interests.


 

 

 

 

 

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http://www.orchidsaremurder.com