Lee Bishop

Following college at the University of Missouri and a stint in the U. S. Army, Lee Bishop began a newspaper career at The Phoenix Gazette in Phoenix, Arizona. He had more than two thousand news stories and feature articles published during that period.

His main work emphasis was government and politics and most of his career was spent writing about Arizona State Government, the Arizona House of Representatives and the State Senate. Lee also covered the Phoenix City Council and Maricopa County governmental issues. He wrote numerous stories about prominent Arizona politicians and their successes and blunders that shaped Arizona.

Lee switched professions and has been a real estate broker for more than twenty-five years, selling land, businesses and homes. He owns a real estate company, Southwestern Homes Realty, but has returned to writing novels and screenplays on a full-time basis. Lee has had eight novels published and has written four screenplays.

He and his wife, Sue, have four children who live in the Phoenix metropolitan area with their families. Lee is an avid hiker, whose favorite hike is to the bottom of the Grand Canyon each year. Lee loves golf and plays frequently.