Mary Louise Clifford (Williamsburg, Virginia) has written books and articles for young people and adults on a variety of subjects. She has traveled all over the world, including twenty years living in Pakistan, Malaysia, Lebanon, the Arabian Peninsula, and Sierra Leone. The Shalamar Code is her sixth novel.
Joyce Haynes, a resident of Pineville, Missouri, has won numerous local, state, and national awards for her illustrations. Her illustrated books include Eyr the Hunter: A Story of Ice-Age America, When the Great Canoes Came (pb), and A Good Soup Attracts Chairs (pb), all published by Pelican.