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A Resource Guide for Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Readers and WritersAGATHA AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST NON-FICTIONEdited by Kate Derie, creator of ClueLass.com, the most popular online reference site for fans of mystery and crime writing.From A.S.A.P. Publishing to Zardoz Books, The Deadly Directory 2003 has everything you need to know about the people who buy, sell, write, and enjoy mystery, crime, and suspense fiction and related non-fiction.Now in its eighth year, the Deadly Directory includes contact names; postal, email, and web addresses; phone and fax numbers; and a brief description of over 750 genre-related booksellers, events, groups, publications, and more.Clever icons and a comprehensive index of who, what, when, and where make it easy to find exactly what you're looking for. Authors, booksellers, collectors, librarians, and publicists all find DD2003 an essential reference for locating mystery-fiction and true-crime resources around the world.And every armchair detective will enjoy browsing through the listings to discover the unexpected, whether it's a fan club for a "bizarre, frenzied" mystery author (The Harry Stephen Keeler Society) or a weeklong Spanish fiesta celebrating crime and mystery writing (Semana Negra)."Any serious reader of this kind of fiction ought to know about The Deadly Directory."--Robin Winks, Boston Globe"The most valuable reference guide this side of the Chicago Manual of Style."--Tom Fassbender, editorDerie, Kate is the author of 'Deadly Directory 2003' with ISBN 9780966753462 and ISBN 0966753461.
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