Denise Sutherland is an Australian author, graphic designer, editor, indexer and puzzle writer. She is a member of the Institute of Professional Editors and the ACT Writers Centre.
Denise has been fascinated with puzzles and mysteries of all kinds since she was a child — not surprisingly, murder mysteries are her favourite novels to read. In recent years, she has been a regular on ABC radio, putting cryptic clues to the audience.
This book is Denise’s fourth title in the For Dummies series; her previous books are Solving Cryptic Crosswords For Dummies, Word Searches For Dummies and Cracking Codes and Cryptograms For Dummies (written with Mark Koltko-Rivera). She also writes non-fiction, especially in the scientific and medical fields. Denise’s website and blog can be found at sutherland-studios.com.au, and she would love to chat with you on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AussieNisi.
She lives in Canberra with her husband, and has two grown-up children and two cute chihuahuas. She loves knitting, cooking, and solving cryptic crosswords.
Endless thanks to my husband Ralph and kids for their support, and for putting up with my insane working hours and scrambled brain while writing this book. A special thank you to my darling daughter Jenny, for creating so many yummy meals. Her cooking skills have definitely levelled up!
My gratitude also to Deborah Green for her cheery and sterling work as technical editor on this book. Thanks also to Ross Beresford, for his invaluable Wordplay Wizard software.
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