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Michelle L. Cullen

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Michelle L. Cullen's books are informed by her experiences as an anthropologist.

She has lived and traveled all over the world: from working as a (decent if powered by enough espresso) bilingual secretary in Paris to backpacking around Europe, Central America, and Southern Africa, to helping rebuild communities after war throughout Africa, East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific. She studied sociology at the London School of Economics in England and anthropology at Melbourne University in Australia.

She currently lives in Annapolis, Maryland. ...more

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Is "A Field Guide to Murder" your debut novel? Gosh, you are killing me with your brilliance. I'm in ABSOLUTE LOVE with your writing. Please tell me you are not a debut author because I don't think I can take it.
Michelle L. Cullen Hi Devi, Yes, this is my debut novel. That said, it went through A LOT of revisions and edits! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned for book 2, whic…moreHi Devi, Yes, this is my debut novel. That said, it went through A LOT of revisions and edits! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned for book 2, which comes out in September :)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
Michelle L. Cullen Like most mystery readers who grew up watching Murder, She Wrote, despite the alarmingly high homicide rates and inherent danger involved in knowing J…moreLike most mystery readers who grew up watching Murder, She Wrote, despite the alarmingly high homicide rates and inherent danger involved in knowing Jessica Fletcher, I'd love to go to Cabot Cove and help her solve crime...as long as I wouldn't end up as one of the secondary character victims. (less)
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Michelle Cullen answered Devi's question:
Is "A Field Guide to Murder" your debut novel? Gosh, you are killing me with your brilliance. I'm in ABSOLUTE LOVE with your writing. Please tell me you are not a debut author because I don't think I can take it.
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Hi Devi, Yes, this is my debut novel. That said, it went through A LOT of revisions and edits! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned for book 2, which comes out in September :)

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Michelle Cullen liked Sarah Beal's review of A Field Guide to Murder:
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"I fell in love with Harry on page one as soon as he said dagnabit. By the end of the book I wished Harry was my neighbor, and I could travel with him on his next adventure."
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Harry Lancaster is not used to sitting still. His career as an anthropologist has taken him around the world, but he recently lost his wife and is now dealing with a broken hip. He may be sidelined, but that doesn’t mean his big ad" Read more of this review »
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