Your guide to the mystery community--all the information you need to find everybody who is anybody in the world of mystery, crime & detective fiction. Complete contact details & descriptions for over 750 bookstores, events, groups, publications, awards & more. So useful, it was nominated for an Agatha Award by the members of Malice Domestic Ltd. The Deadly Directory has addresses, phones, email, websites & descriptions in one handy book, perfect for when you don't have the time or access to track things down on line. A complete index cross-references listings by location, organization & contact names (even first names!), with special mention of anything related to Sherlock Holmes. An essential reference for authors, booksellers, collectors, librarians & publicists. Editor Kate Derie is a freelance writer & editor who specializes in the mystery fiction field. She is the creator of the CueLess HomePage (www.cluelass.com, the most popular online reference site for fans of mystery fiction. Since 1995, she has been Assistant Editor of the Mystery Readers Journal. Derie has also written for The armchair Detective. TheThird Degree & other mystery publications. She is an active member of Mystery Writers of America & Sisters in Crime.