"Dirty Water is a supernatural crime noir that leaps off the page and grabs you by the throat. Author Sandra Lee paints a frighteningly true dreamscape where desperate acts invite dire consequences and where the secrets of the past do not remain buried for long. Once you begin reading Dirty Water, you won't be able to put it down. This is the type of thriller for which nightlights were invented."
- Casey Sherman, national best-selling author of The Finest Hours, Bad Blood and Search for the Strangler
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"It's always fun to see new talent developing. And that's what you'll see in Sandra Lee's Cape 'Cod--No Place Darker'. If you're interested in what goes on in a summer place once the tourists leave, let Sandra show you. If you like vampire tales, let Sandra tell you hers. If you do, you'll be in on the start of promising story-teller's career." -- William Martin, New York Times Bestselling author of 'City of Dreams'.
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"It gives you a real feel for being on Cape Cod." -- Joe Reardon, The Quincy Sun
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"BRILLIANT! - I loved your use of food to set the stage in 'Dear Alcohol' - Brilliant!" -- Richard Williams, Author - 'Fearce & Savage Tales'
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"EARTH-SHATTERING! - You haven't experienced life if you haven't read this novel! Provocative of every existing human emotion; and what surprise both the plot and the ending reveal!! Very well done! Keep them coming. I'm awaiting your sequel, Separate Peace." -- Barnes & Noble
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"A shattering, but brutally candid portrayal of alcoholism! - Dear Alcohol, by Sandra Lee is one of those rare books that contests the notion you've read or seen it all. This tight knit narrative tells the story of a Massachusetts family living under the siege of an abusive step father in the late 70's. The characters are few and exceptionally well rendered: Joan, an emotionally weak mother, her hitherto happy tween daughter, Emily, her stalwart younger brother, Jason, Oscar the alcoholic step father and his two offspring, a Marty, a male in his late teens and his 15 year old daughter, Marsha. The story opens with both families coming together to share a life of happiness but quickly evolves into a unrelenting horror. Psychological terror, beatings, torture, rape and animal abuse abound. To be fair, there are some light hearted moments, but they only serve as foil to the undeniable carnage that prevails throughout the narrative. The attempts by Emily and Jason to lead a normal life is heartwarming. Its amazing how forgiving kids can be. Time and again they bestow and renew trust to Oscar, only to have goodwill consistently shattered. Dear Alcohol is Ms. Lee's second novel and shows a quantum leap in her writing. The prose is fast paced, the dialog crisp and the events sparkle with electricity. Too often more experienced writers overwrite and lose the reader in details that crimp and deflate a story. In Dear Alcohol, her journeyman novel, Ms. Lee has found the sweet spot of fluidity and the ability to make a story breathe freely and resonate profoundly.
Dear Alcohol is not for the weak of heart and unless one has had similar experiences, one may doubt all this could really happen. Perhaps that is the most disturbing part. No one could make all this up." -- Amazon.com
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"FIVE STARS! WATCH THE HELL OF DEAR ALCOHOL UNFOLD! - "If you've read 'Dear Alcohol' (which you must),'Separate Peace' will take you to the years which follow the horrid abuse in two young siblings' lives. Their joint battles for survival are heart-warming, and their wills to survive are undeniable!" -- Barnes & Noble
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"MAGICAL; MYSTERIOUS; INFORMATIONAL! - A clever and mysterious portrayal about living with Panic Disorder. Brace Yourselves for the journey, and learn how to survive!" -- Barnes & Noble
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DISASTERAMA! Can't take your eyes off a car wreck or a burning building? Then you'll love this first novel by Quincy author, Sandra Lee. The 88 page 'tell-all' paperback from Publish America highlights the travails of a hard-working but naive legal assistant who encounters abusive employers and co-workers at every law firm...each new job is worse than the last! Must read; pay attention to the warning..." -- Valerie Russo, The Patriot Ledger
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"A SUPERB STORY! - Heart Wrenching story obviosly well written by an informed passionate author.Excellent insight into bad working enviroments and the toll they can on each of us if we are not careful. Pay attention to the warning signs! A+++" -- Barnes & Noble
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"PEARLS OF WISDOM! - You get more incite out of Sandra Lee's philosophy than you realize and anticipate." --JG for The FH Law Library
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"THE TRUTH IS EXPOSED! - The author has done an amazing job; she dared to go where no one else would. In this thriller, she attempts to help others to not fall into the same trap as the book's main character. Unhealthy working enviroments WILL catch up with you! CUDOS, Sandra Lee!!!" -- Barmes & Noble
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"A LEGAL ASSISTANT PENS ALL ... In tandem with her new book, Lee also has a new action figure. The idea was hatched after Lee called Herobuilders.com in Oxford, Conn., to order a Sarah Palin doll modeled after the Republican vice presidential nominee. She ended up talking about her new book with the owner of Herobuilders.com, who liked the idea of a secretary action figure, along the lines of "Joe the Plumber," and fashioned one using Lee's photo. She also recorded lines for the doll including the following zingers: "Get your own coffee; I'm not a waitress!" and "My hours are 9 to 5." -- Mass Lawyer's Weekly; March 9, 2009
