Lee Charles is the pen name of a psychologist living and brooding in the Southeastern United States. He is a Catholic seminary graduate and has served as an expert witness in over two hundred criminal cases in state and Federal court, including armed robbery, rape, arson, and murder. As a younger man he wandered across Europe and the United States, lived in a commune, taught in a Catholic high school, met many fascinating people, did too many dangerous and foolish things, and somehow emerged unscathed. Mother of Mercy is his first novel. He is currently working on his next two novels, Pound of Flesh and Ill Wind. He can be reached through his website, LeeCharlesBooks.com