Michelle Gagnon

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Hometown:: San Francisco, CA
About Me:: I'm a former bartender/modern dancer/dog walker/model/personal trainer/Russian supper club performer turned writer. I have a contract with MIRA Books for my Kelly Jones series, featuring an FBI Special Agent that hunts serial killers. In my spare time I run errands and indulge a love/hate relationship with Hollywood blockbusters.
I Am A:: Reader, Writer
Website:: http://www.michellegagnon.com
Books And Authors I Like:: John Sanford's prey series, anything by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (alone or together), James Rollins, Janet Evanovich, Jason Starr, Hailey Lind, Tim Maleeny, Thomas Harris, Raymond Chandler, really the list goes on and on...
Movies And TV Shows I Like:: Right now I'm loving Reaper, also Lost, Dexter, The Shield, Heroes, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Weeds, and last but most definitely not least: The Wire. Best show on TV, hands down. I also miss Deadwood...
I thought Brick was brilliant, and recently enjoyed the Bourne Ultimatum and the Departed.

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Robin Burcell

Wished I could have been at Bcon! Sigh... Work is... interesting. On the one hand, it's great to have some interesting cases to work. On the other, that whole getting up in the morning thing... ;-)

Oct 12, 2007
Brian Thornton

Thanks for the add, Michelle. Hope you always remember to "Don't Stop Believin'."

*rimshot*

Oct 12, 2007
ed goldberg

Anyone who loves Joan Jett should be my friend.
Do you know Shonen Knife?

Nov 8, 2007
Elaine Flinn

Hey, Michelle!
Thanks for the invitation - and it would be a pleasure to extend the same to thee. Best of luck with your series!

Nov 27, 2007
Rhys Bowen

By the time you arrived, I was just about ready to leave and my feet were killing me. Not used to high heels any more. In fact not used to shoes of any kind! Next time we'll get to talk properly
Have a great holiday

Dec 11, 2007
Debbie Behrens

Hi, Michelle. Thanks for the invite!

Dec 15, 2007
JackBludis

Michelle--
About those wall paintings that run across your website: I took pictures of the same wall paintings when I visited the Heidelberg Student Jail more than thirty years ago. It was freaky to recognize them at a glance.

I like your selection of books and TV shows, although I have trouble with "The Badge.'

Jack

Dec 22, 2007
Todd Robinson

Here's hoping, huh? Thanks so much for taking the time, Michelle. Merry Christmas

-T-

Dec 25, 2007
Debbie Behrens

Hi, Michelle,

Sorry I'm so slow getting back to you. I didn't see The Closer Christmas episode, my dvr didn't record it. I guess that's what happens when it depends on me to set it. Ha! Hopefully they'll play it again. Lately life for me has been so busy, I haven't had a lot of time to TV, but the closer is one of my favs. Hope your Christmas was great!

Deb

Dec 26, 2007
Alison Bruce

Hi, Just thought your photo was really cool, looks like it was taken by Gordon Ayres but as you're in the US And he's in London maybe not. And I suppose you are in the right part of the world to have a photo like that taken. Well done with your Mira contract. All the best, Alison.

Jan 26, 2008
Alison Bruce

Well immediately after I left the message I checked out your website and realised you're a glamorous brunette rather than a glamorous blonde! I love the 40's style too, hence my detective's favourite movie star is Veronica Lake. See you in the UK sometime maybe, all the best, Alison

Jan 26, 2008
Allan E. Ansorge

My pleasure indeed, I hope you had as much fun as I did. From the snowball fight in the courtyard to the pitch sessions I had a great time. By the way if you get involved next year join the Agatha Christies. Luisa Buehler and Mary Welk are snow ball fighting machines. My shoes were total (note to self bring boots next year) What did you do or enjoy about the party this year.

Allan

Feb 5, 2008
Allan E. Ansorge

Forgot to ask. Can you give me the usbn for TUNNEL so i can have my local indie order it out for me.

Feb 5, 2008
Charles Kelly

Michelle. Thanks very much for the invitation. I haven't been visiting Crimespace as much as I did in the past, but having the excuse to come back reminded me what a fascinating place it is. Good luck with the Kelly Jones series. I'll be looking out for it!

Feb 9, 2008
Charles Kelly

Hi, Michelle,
Thanks for the kind words about my first chapter. I've read several of the Hard Case Crime books and intend to get more. Bust was fantastic. I love both Ken Bruen and Jason Starr. I'm going to get Slide before long, too. If you like Hard Case Crime, you should check out some of the reprints by Stark House Press, too. Stark House puts out a bunch of the old hardboiled stuff, and the covers are excellent.

Feb 11, 2008
Allan E. Ansorge

Forgot to ask the obvious, do you have a release date for your series?

Allan

Feb 13, 2008
Jeff Sherratt

Thanks, Michelle, for adding me to your page.

I like what Lescroart said about THE TUNNELS: "This book starts out scary and only gets worse--or, if you like frightening thrillers-- better."

That’s good enough for me. Your book is now on my must buy list…. (Can you get it for me wholesale….j/k.)

Jeff Sherratt
THE BRIMSTONE MURDERS

Feb 13, 2008
Larry W. Chavis

Hi, Michelle. Thanks for adding me to your friends list. When will your Kelly Jones books be available?

Feb 15, 2008
L.J. Sellers

Hi Michelle
I've been enjoying your posts on the mystery lists and am anxious to read your work. You have a lot of fans!

Mar 17, 2008
Mark Ellis

Hi, Michelle...thanks for the ad!

Mar 17, 2008
L.J. Sellers

The cover and title were great fun. I probably won't get away with anything like it again.

Mar 17, 2008
David L. Hoof

You bet. And if you stumble across anything in my checkered homepage that might help you in any way, don't hesitate to burn a few pixels to let me know.

Mar 27, 2008
David L. Hoof

I've been so deep in the nuclear pile and nonproliferation matters that I knew at least seven good reasons why Iraq didn't have any nuclear war capability before we invaded. Tried to tell my old fraternity brother, Steve Hadley, but he's an ideologue and can see little green men if dub-yah wants him too.

Mar 27, 2008
Mark Ellis

Hi, Michelle

We drive through Greenwich every Saturday on our way back from a writer's workshop we teach in Warwick. It's a very pretty place.

Apr 4, 2008
JackBludis

That's some pretty gritty stuff.

Apr 30, 2008
Doug M. Cummings

Like your new site. Fun to explore, easy to navigate, and if I win an astonishing prize, I'll promise to use it as a giveaway on my site!

May 16, 2008
Doug M. Cummings

I just think it would be so cool to have a great giveaway...that I didn't have to pay for, of course.

May 17, 2008
Doug M. Cummings

Have you tried/do you use a Kindle? I'm curious about them.

May 17, 2008
Michael Haskins

Michelle, Bobby called from Mystery Bookstore and talked about our signing together on July 19th. I hope you like the idea as much as I do. I will arrive in Malibu the week before, so if you are close to LA, maybe we can meet prior to the signing. More on me at my website, www.michaelhaskins.net. As soon as I know you are okay with the idea I will upgrade my website and other nings mentioning the time, 2 p.m., and you are your book. Look forward to hearing from you.
Michael

May 18, 2008
Doug M. Cummings

I'm just not sure about these new-fangled devices. Why, I remember the old days. Books were written on papyrus. Now there was a real book! Besides, what are we going to put on our bookshelves if everything goes electronic? Then again, I guess I'd have more room for my Pez dispenser collection... Delete Comment

May 18, 2008
Elizabeth Zelvin

Hi, Michelle! Janet Rudolph just announced our At Home on June 23 in Berkeley. I look forward to seeing you again. :) It should be a fun evening! Liz

Jun 16, 2008
Deborah Shlian

Hi Michele: You are obviously an expert on digital marketing- that's the topic I've been given for my panel at Thrillerfest. I look forward to meeting you there.

Jul 1, 2008
Deborah Shlian

I will definitely try.
Deb

Jul 1, 2008
David L. Hoof

Sounds like you're making a splash. Mind if I jump in?
David

Jul 1, 2008
D K Gaston

Hi Michelle, Boneyard looks and sounds great, I'll be sure to buy a copy.

Jul 1, 2008
D K Gaston

It's funny you said that. I just picked up a copy of James Rollins Oracle. It's the next book I plan to read after I finish F. Paul Wilson's, The Tomb. Take care.

Jul 1, 2008
D K Gaston

Hi Michelle, just wanted you to know that I picked up a copy of Bone Yard today. Can't wait to read it. By the way, is this the beginning of a series?

Jul 15, 2008
Leian

Hey! We just got back on Sunday - had a blast, got burned (not enough sunscreen application) and I actually got to do some writing (lo and behold...). How was ThrillerFest? Were you on any panels?

Jul 16, 2008
Michelle Gagnon

Ugh, I'm so jealous!!! Thrillerfest was great. Was on two panels and had a reading with a fun group of folks at a Borders near the hotel. Still catching up on my sleep...

Jul 16, 2008
Lawrence Light

Michelle: Nice seeing you at tfest. I've read BONEYARD and really liked it. The bear with the bone was a great opening touch.

Hope to see you at Bouchercon.

Larry

Aug 5, 2008
Lawrence Light

Michelle: You bet I'll be there. I wouldn't miss it. I've been at every one since I started being published (Chicago, 2005) and always had a great time. Hey, I even went to Alaska.

Aug 7, 2008
Beth Groundwater

Hi Michelle,
Thanks for becoming my Crimespace buddy--as well as on all those other social networking sites we hang out on. :)

Aug 9, 2008
D K Gaston

I'm 150 pages into Boneyard so far and enjoying every page. I can learn a thing or two from you. Will you be my writing Sensei? LOL. Seriously, I'm loving it.

Aug 11, 2008
D K Gaston

Ok Michelle, you made it into my top ten favorite authors list. LOL. I have posted reviews of Bone Yard on Amazon and Shelferi.

Sep 4, 2008
Michelle Gagnon

Thanks so much, DK, you're the best! Really appreciate this, and I'm thrilled that you enjoyed the books!

Sep 4, 2008
pam

Hello Michelle. Just sending a note of greetings to a fellow writer. I think I spend as much time reading about serial killers and studying them as I do writing them. take care.

Sep 9, 2008
pam

Hello Michelle,

I guess it can turn into overload. I write fiction as well. They are usually the short stories that I submit to try keep the muse flowing and improve my writing. I enjoy the fiction as well as a good scare but the short stories challenges my creativity so it works for me. Do you write in other genres as well?

Sep 17, 2008
Timothy C. Phillips

Okay, I have to ask...Russian Supper Club performer? AndI thought my resume was interesting. I remember one particularly fated night, it was pouring rain, me and one other guy were unloading relief helicopters as they came in to New Orleans, I was telling him all the jobs I'd ever done, and out of the blue, he says, "Lemme guess, you're a writer." I just had to smile. Best wishes, Down in Dixie, Tim

Sep 17, 2008
Timothy C. Phillips

Lol. Jobs? Oh, boy. Well, I've been a bass player, bartender, Corrections Officer, piano player, pulp wood hauler, Online Editor, guitar player, Editor of Theses and Dissertations, private investigator, English tutor, shoveled sand in a furnace, AT&T Operator, made yarn in a mill, tank mechanic, and other odious manual labors too numerous and spiteful to include. You get the picture.

Sep 18, 2008
Timothy C. Phillips

Hi Michelle! How are things?

Dec 15, 2008