Overview
Upmarket Fiction Genre-Bender: Never to be Told blends suspense and thriller elements with a literary voice, and a dash of the paranormal, where a reclusive writer—haunted by grief, guilt, and the ghost of his fiancé—must uncover the truth about the night she died, only to discover that some secrets won’t rest in peace.
Themes of Grief and Guilt: This book tackles themes of grief and guilt, as the main character struggles to remember what part he may have placed in his fiancé’s death while also trying to cope with life without her. It is also a book that explores how our pasts shape us as adults.
Award-Winning Author: Audrey Lee’s debut novel, The Mechanics of Memory, was nominated for the Edgar Award, the Anthony Award, the Lefty Award, and Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion Award, and won the IPPY Award for its audiobook.
Author/Story Location: Audrey Lee is based out of San Ramon, California. Never to be Told is also set in the Bay Area in California.
Author Bio
Audrey Lee started writing fiction at the young age of eleven, when she and her best friend co-authored a masterpiece about gallivanting around London with the members of Depeche Mode, Wham!, and Duran Duran. Unfortunately, these spiral notebooks have yet to find a publisher evolved enough to understand the genius buried within. As a result, The Mechanics of Memory is her first work of published fiction.
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 districts 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, son, and Maltipoo, Luna. When not working, Audrey is compulsively organizing something, bullet journaling, cheering for her son at a dance competition, max betting on a slot machine, or watching the Golden State Warriors with a negroni in hand.
