A North Carolina native, Lee Clark is originally from Raleigh, with family roots in Virginia. An admitted chocoholic and coffeeholic, Lee resides in North Carolina with spouse, two mostly grown children who are in and out, and a 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 over twenty years in the technical realm of corporate America, Clark turned to writing fiction in 2021 with the release of Dead Spots, the first in the Matthew Paine Mystery series. It's followed by Prefer Death, MIA, Christmas Punch, Iced, Forbidden Relics, and Killer Convergence. Lee Clark is thrilled to release A River Remembers, the first book in the new Red River Murders series featuring Tegan McFarland, a brilliant forensic entomologist.