Gillian M Hanson

Gillian M. Hanson is the author of five non-fiction books as well as the Miss Danceforth series. Originally from Sussex, England, Hanson has lived in Texas for forty-five years. She received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in English Literature from the University of Houston and her PhD from Somerset University in England. Hanson taught English Literature at the University of Houston for twenty-two years, during which time she developed a course on the mystery genre. She retired early to focus on her writing and is currently working on the third Danceforth novel as well as developing two other non-fiction books.

In addition to writing, Hanson also enjoys gardening, knitting, reading, and volunteering at the Wildlife Center of Texas as well as spending time with her four children and five grandchildren. She lives in Houston with her two dogs.