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Biographical Notes
ClueLass is the longtime screen alias of Kate Derie, a writer/ editor/ website designer/ publisher who lives in Tucson, AZ, with her husband and her Bernese Mountain Dog. She heads Deadly Serious Press, which publishes the print edition of The Deadly Directory. DSP sponsors the Murder Must Advertise mailing list and the Independent Mystery Publishers website. Kate is also the Assistant Editor of the Mystery Readers Journal, and writes columns and articles for several mystery publications. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, the International Crime Writers Association, and the Private Eye Writers of America.

Dave Robeson has supplied the material for the Bloodstained Bookshelf since August 1995. He lives in Carmichael, CA, and works full-time while pursuing a computer science degree.

Andi Shechter is research assistant for DEADline News and author websites. Once upon a time, she received a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice. The closest she's ever come to using it is as a mystery and crime fiction reader, fan, reviewer, former on-line chat host, occasional interviewer, con-runner, panelist and moderator, occasional  author publicist, and essayist. She lives with the Wonderful Stu Shiffman in Seattle.

Acknowledgments
Jan Steffensen must be considered the "godfather" of mystery on the internet. His Mysterious Home Page was the first site to feature links to other websites of interest to mystery fans. It is an honor to carry on his work.

Macintosh database and web server support is provided by Innovative Technologies, who always answer their phone, bless them.

The contributions of the many readers of DorothyL, Rara-Avis, and rec.arts.mystery are gratefully acknowledged. All attributed material reproduced with the permission of the author. All unattributed material © Kate Derie, all rights reserved.

• These pages were originally created and posted in June, 1995, using a Macintosh LCIII with BBEdit Lite and GraphicConverter.
• ClueLass 2.0 came online in early 1997, designed on a PowerBook 5300cs using Claris Home Page.
• "ClueLass, The Next Generation," went dynamic with a FileMaker Pro database and Lasso middleware, using a PowerMac 7600 with a G3 upgrade.
• Clue2000, which featured a sitewide redesign and author-book linking, went live 1 May 2000. It was designed using Lasso Studio for Dreamweaver and Fireworks.
• Clue2002, uploaded in January, 2002, moved onto a faster server with FileMaker Pro 5.5 and added an Awards database. It also incorporated the venerable Mysterious Home Page to provide streamlined access for slower-speed connections, older or text-only browsers, and screen-reader applications.

All site design and information architecture by Kate Derie.

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