The Orchid Shroud
$44.00
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2007
Summary
Interior decorator Mara Dunn and orchidologist Julian Wood team up again to solve two murders in Michelle Wan’s charming new botanical mystery.
Mara is renovating the manor house of the wealthy Christophe de Bonfond when she discovers the body of a murdered infant. The body, concealed for more than a century, brings to light unexpected and critical information on an elusive Lady’s Slipper orchid that Julian avidly seeks.
Christophe hires genealogist Jean-Claude Fournier to exo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400079537 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1400079535 |
| Author: | Michelle Wan |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2007 |
| Weight: | 275g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 132mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Death in the Dordogne |
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“Readers…will enjoy her vivid renderings of the offbeat characters, sumptuous cuisine, and loup-garou lore that suffuse this sylvan stretch of southwestern France.” —Booklist “Wan’s pair of charming neurotics keep the pages turning.” —Kirkus “Wan nails the details, the ambiance few know unless they’ve been lucky enough to visit the Dordogne. She paints the quirky larger than life characters with a sure touch.”—www.paris-expat.com
About The Author
Michelle Wan
Michelle Wan was born in Kunming, China, in the middle of an air raid. Her early years were spent in India, and she has subsequently lived in the USA, England, Paris, Harare, and Rio de Janeiro. Her passions include French food, Brazilian novellas, walking, and orchids. She and her husband, a botanist, visit the Dordogne annually to photograph and chart wild orchids. She speaks English, Portuguese, and French. She is a great-grand niece of Sun Yat-Sen. Her first Dordogne mystery, Deadly Slipper, which introduced Mara Dunn and Julian Wood, was published in 2005.
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