Iced: A Matthew Paine Mystery

Lee Clark

May 2023 · Matthew Paine Mysteries Book 5 · Cypress River Media LLC

About this ebook

A floating body. Puzzling clues. When the hunt nearly lands him in the morgue, can a dedicated physician stop a cunning killer?

Peak, NC. Dr. Matthew Paine lives by a high moral code. Struggling to cope with his girlfriend overseas, he agrees to continue consulting for the local P.D. to keep the weight of her absence at bay. But when he arrives at a fresh murder scene, he’s shocked to find a woman’s frozen corpse tossed into a heated pool to confuse the investigation.

Frustrated that the only real lead is a black diamond embedded in a molar, the calm and soft-spoken doctor feels like he’s spinning his wheels. But when he joins the detective to investigate the Jane Doe’s newly discovered car, a second cadaver in the trunk comes with a lethal surprise…

With more people missing and the ruthless psychopath always one step ahead, can Matthew deliver justice for the dead?

Iced is the riveting fifth book in the Matthew Paine Mysteries series. If you like brilliant but flawed heroes, crazed villains, and plenty of twists, then you’ll love Lee Clark's nail-biting whodunit.

Buy Iced to unearth the chilling truth today!

Ratings and reviews

Iced is the latest in Lee Clark’s Matthew Paine series. Iced takes you in all kinds of directions as Mathew, a small town family doctor, and Detective Danbury attempt to solve their latest crime mystery together. But it’s never just one crime. And it’s never just one mystery! Each book in the series has further developed the main characters and their relationships with each other. With Iced, if feels as if you are right there in the fictional town of Peak, NC. Difficult to put down!

Iced is a terrific thriller/murder mystery. Lee Clark masterfully weaves a tale of intrigue and danger. A tale with many twists and turns. A fascinating read from beginning to end!

About the author

Lee Clark, author of the Matthew Paine Mystery series, "writes like  Agatha Christie" according to multiple reviews across the books on goodreads and Amazon. Clark is a North Carolina native, originally from Raleigh, with family roots in Virginia. An admitted chocoholic and coffeeholic, Lee Clark still resides in North Carolina with spouse, two mostly grown children who are in and out, and a dwindling petting zoo of geriatric dog and cats. 

The Matthew Paine character is a beloved character to the author. Although fictional, the character was inspired by two very important men in the author’s life, brother Sean and son Will. Both will see characteristics of themselves in the character and identify with some of Matthew’s struggles. 

Lee 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.