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Lee Clark

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Fiction, Mystery, Suspense

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April 2021


A self-professed chocoholic and coffeeholic, Lee Clark is a North Carolina native with family ties in Virginia as well. Originally from Raleigh, Clark still resides in the piedmont of North Carolina with spouse, two mostly grown children who are in and out, and a small petting zoo of dogs and cats.

Clark attended Campbell University, obtained a degree in Journalism from East Carolina University, and then a Master’s in Technical Communication from North Carolina State University. After working in the software technology industry for over 20 years, creating and building highly technical user information for software developers, Clark decided it was time to pursue a true passion: fictional writing.

Though the Matthew Paine character in the my ...more

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Hello I don't have a question. I just wanted to let you know that I have won Dead Spots and am reading it now. I love it so far. Very good mystery and well written. Will there be other books in this series? Thank you Anita
Lee Clark Hi Anita,

I'm happy to hear that you're enjoying it!

There is a second book in this series, Prefer Death, and it's on a book giveaway here on goodreads…moreHi Anita,

I'm happy to hear that you're enjoying it!

There is a second book in this series, Prefer Death, and it's on a book giveaway here on goodreads. You can enter to win a paperback copy now: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

I'm currently finishing up the first draft of the third book in the Matthew Paine Mystery series, MIA, and I'm hoping to have it out this spring.

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?
Lee Clark I'm happy to say that there are not currently any epic twists, turns, and cliff hangers in my life right now. I guess the biggest mystery is what took…moreI'm happy to say that there are not currently any epic twists, turns, and cliff hangers in my life right now. I guess the biggest mystery is what took me so long to get out of corporate America and start writing books! (less)
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Did you know that you don't need a special device, like a Kindle Fire or Nook tablet, to read an eBook, like Dead Spots?
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Published on April 19, 2021 13:35 • Tags: dead-spots, ebook, kindle, mystery

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