Deadly Slipper
A Novel of Death in the Dordogne
$35.99
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2006
Summary
A highly unusual debut mystery, full of the local color and cuisine of the Dordogne region in France, that features a 19-year-old murder and the discovery of a mysterious orchid.
A reclusive English botanist helps a woman search for the truth about her missing orchid enthusiast sister in southwestern France in this “moody and elegant suspense story.”
Nearly twenty years have passed since Mara Dunn’s sister Bedie, an orchid enthusiast, disappeared while on a hiking holiday in s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400079520 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1400079527 |
| Author: | Michelle Wan |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 253g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 132mm x 202mm |
| Series: | Death in the Dordogne |
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Critics Review
“Laden with local color…. A moody and elegant suspense story.”—The Washington Post Book World
“Transporting…. A cross between Peter Mayle and The Orchid Thief.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Turn down the AC before you start this spooky thriller—it’ll give you chills.” —Cosmopolitan
“Deadly Slipper is full of vicarious thrills, offering sensory indulgences of the floral and culinary kind, with a dash of romance as spice. Lovingly written, with a sensuous style that lingers over the enticing or mouthwatering detail…. The real drama is on the dinner plate.” —San Francisco Chronicle
Michelle Wan
MICHELLE WAN was born in Kunming, China, grew up in the United States, and has lived in India, England, France, and Brazil. She and her husband, a tropical horticulturalist, visit the Dordogne annually to photograph and chart wild orchids. They live in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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