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Audrey Lee

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Audrey Lee’s debut novel, The Mechanics of Memory, was nominated for the Edgar® Award for Best First Novel, the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, the Silver Falchion Award for Best Thriller, and the Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery. The audiobook was also awarded the IPPY Gold Medal for Best Mystery/Thriller.

Before she started writing fiction, Audrey received her master’s degree in education from UC Berkeley (Go Bears!) and spent over two decades in public education. When she isn’t writing books, she consults with school systems about creating environments for students that are more equitable, culturally responsive, and socially just.

Audrey lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and Maltipoo, Luna. She spends the majority ...more

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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)

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“was like community theater on a plate: passable in content, but slightly tragic in execution.”
― Audrey Lee, The Mechanics of Memory

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Audrey’s Quotes

“If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

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“He didn’t deserve peace and he didn’t deserve forgiveness, but if he was going to die today, maybe the one thing he’d earned was the memory of her - brighter than anything he would ever have a right to - to take with him to the other side.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

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“Are you kidding? That guy was a mystery wrapped in an enigma and crudely stapled to a ticking fucking time bomb. He was either going to hit somebody or start a blog.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magicians

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“was like community theater on a plate: passable in content, but slightly tragic in execution.”
― Audrey Lee, The Mechanics of Memory

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