Michelle Richmond

Michelle Richmond is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels and story collections. Her new espionage thriller ANIMALS OF THE FRENCH SPECIES, inspired by her years living in Paris, will be released in January 2027. It is the second book in a series featuring FBI Agent Lina Connerly, who first appeared in the Silicon Valley thriller The Wonder Test.

Previous books include The Sunday Times bestseller THE MARRIAGE PACT, which has been published in 31 languages, and the New York Times bestseller THE YEAR OF FOG. Michelle is the recipient of the Grace Paley Prize for Fiction, the Truman Capote Prize, and the Hall Waters Prize for Excellence in Southern Literature. A native of Alabama, she lives in Northern California.