Dwain Lee
DWAIN LEE is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He is a graduate of Penn State University and Trinity Lutheran Seminary. Before entering the ministry, he was an architect in private practice for many years, mostly in Columbus, Ohio. He and his husband currently live in Louisville Kentucky, where he works, writes, supports the arts, and is active in various forms of social justice advocacy. He has two daughters that he is immensely proud of, enjoys travel, gardening, home repair, camping, and yoga, and is a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
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Sinner’s Prayer
The remains of a highly regarded church member who disappeared without a trace almost forty years earlier are found buried in the basement of Parkvale Presbyterian Church in Louisville. Almost immediately after the discovery, another much-beloved former member dies by suicide at a lonely scenic roadside overlook. Are the two deaths related? Presbyterian minister Dan Randolph has been pondering his legacy as retirement nears. Now, he’s got to deal with the murder, too, which hasn’t just dug up bones, but also long-held secrets of misconduct, sexual abuse, and scandal—along with angry demands for his own ouster. Follow Dan and his violin-making husband Greg Zhu through this mystery. Who killed the man in the basement—and why?
Meet Dwain Lee and get a copy of their book at the 2026 Kentucky Book Festival, Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Joseph-Beth Booksellers.