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About Me

Unlike my main character Kelly Jones, I lead a fairly tame life: instead of hunting down serial killers, I while away most of my days at a keyboard. I was more exciting in my twenties when I worked as a dog walker, modern dancer, personal trainer, bartender/social commentator, and Russian supperclub performer. I currently live in San Francisco. When not writing I can be found running errands, cleaning my house, and eating.

My second book, BONEYARD, will be released next summer. It focuses on a cat and mouse game between dueling serial killers in the Berkshires region of western Massachusetts.

Here's what other writers have said about my books:

"Boneyard is a winner! A compelling page-turner."
-Jeffrey Deaver, New York Times bestselling author

"I defy anyone to read the first chapter of Boneyard and put the book down."
-Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author

"Michelle Gagnon is a fresh and confident new voice in crime fiction, and The Tunnels marks an auspicious debut."
-John Lescroart, New York Times Bestselling author

"A stellar work of mounting suspense and terror. Ritual murder, ancient magic, and buried secrets all blend seamlessly in this debut mystery by a major new talent. Not to be missed!"
-James Rollins, New York Times Bestselling author

Click on the cover to buy the book from Amazon.
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My Blog

Size Matters

Today on The Kill Zone I blog about common crime fiction short story mistakes, read more here: http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2009/03/size-matters.htm l
Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:37:00 GMT

My Other Car is a Porsche

At least, this week it is. We've spent a fair amount of time on this blog discussing gender issues, but far be it from me to stop flogging a dead horse. Here's what happened. My new car needed to be...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:13:00 GMT

My obsession with twilight

Today I blog about the nightmare of sorting out a book timeline and teleporting. See it here
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:27:00 GMT

The Kill Zone: Gender Bias

Today I'm blogging about gender bias in fiction, and why I'll probably  never get the Nobel Prize (hint: the fix is in)
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:09:00 GMT

Christian the lion Reunion, FULL LENGTH MOVIE, London Lion reunited in A...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjWtRYaxmWM I love this. And despite the fact that it's coming from me, no, it's not sick and twisted.
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:45:00 GMT

Stephen King, Dan Brown as Howard Hughes, and missed opportunities...

Not too long ago I was watching a primetime television show, as I am wont to do. And lo and behold, there was a commercial for the next Stephen King novel. It contained all of the bells and whistles o...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:23:00 GMT

Title Trauma

Share the laughter and tears of my recent title search hereExcerpt: A few weeks ago my new editor (which bears discussion in a later post, the revolving door aspect to the editor/author relationship t...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:02:00 GMT

Name my next thriller, and win $50!

I'm desperately seeking a new book title (my editor has rejected all of mine so far...apparently War and Peace was taken, who knew?) So I'm holding a contest: name my next thriller, and win a $50 Amaz...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:15:00 GMT

Chicago Tribune review of BONEYARD!

The Chicago Tribune posted a review of Boneyard today! See it here.
Posted by on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:55:00 GMT

True Confessions, or Whats Really on my iPod

Today I march the skeletons out my closet on The Kill Zone, see it hereBest,Michelle Gagnon
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:46:00 GMT