- Ian Ludlow: .357 Vigilante #1
- Ian Ludlow: .357 Vigilante #2: Make Them Pay
- Ian Ludlow: .357 Vigilante #3: White Wash
Beyond the Beyond
"Outrageously entertaining!" KIRKUS REVIEWS. Now available for $9.99 including media mail postage to anywhere in the United State. Just click the button below to order.
Diagnosis Murder #1: The Silent Partner
"A whodunit thrill ride that captures all the charm, mystery and fun of the TV series... and then some" JANET EVANOVICH
Diagnosis Murder #2: The Death Merchant
"For those who have, as I do, an addiction to Mark Sloan, Lee Goldberg provides a terrific fix. Will cure any Diagnosis Murder withdrawal symptoms you might have had." SJ ROZAN
Diagnosis Murder #3: The Shooting Script
"RX for fun! Lee Goldberg's Diagnosis Murder series is the perfect prescription for readers looking for thrills, chills and laughs. I know I'll be standing in line for my refill!" MEG CABOT
Diagnosis Murder #4: The Waking Nightmare
"Can books be better than television? You bet they can -- when Lee Goldberg is writing them. Get aboard now for a thrill ride," LEE CHILD, author of the Jack Reacher novels.
Diagnosis Murder #5: The Past Tense
"What a great book! I enjoyed it tremendously. It's a clever, twisting tale that leaves you guessing right up to the heart-stopping ending." LISA GARDNER, bestselling author of ALONE
Diagnosis Murder #6: The Dead Letter
"More plot twists than a strand of DNA," ELAINE VIETS
Diagnosis Murder #7: The Double Life
"With books this good, who needs TV?" CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Diagnosis Murder #8: The Last Word
The final novel in the series...in stores now!
Hollywood and Crime: Original Crime Stories Set During the History of Hollywood
"Top billing should go to Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch story, 'Suicide Run,' and to Lee Goldberg's 'Jack Webb's Star'—the former for the detection and the latter for biggest laughs." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Man With the Iron-on Badge
"As dark and twisted as anything Hammett or Chandler ever dreamed up...leaving Travis McGee in the dust" KIRKUS REVIEWS (Starred)
Monk #1: Mr. Monk Goes to the Fire House
"It's funny, with some great Monkisms, and tightly plotted, the characters are expanded beyond their TV confines, and there's even a clever twist at the end. How TV tie-ins should be," The Works Magazine (UK)
Monk #2: Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii
"Goldberg makes Adrian Monk much more interesting than the TV version," CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Monk #3: Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu
"Goldberg's succinct writing style -- with an emphasis on witty dialogue, laugh-out-loud hijinks, and nonstop action -- will make a devoted Monk fan of anyone who picks up this surprisingly entertaining read." BARNES & NOBLE 'RANSON NOTES'
Monk #4: Mr. Monk and The Two Assistants
"Even if you aren’t familiar with the TV series “Monk”, this book is too funny to not be read. Goldberg’s comic genius is channeled by Monk throughout and the truth of the crime is always worth waiting for..." THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
Monk #5: Mr. Monk in Outer Space
"I've never seen so much as a single scene from the television series. So why do I enjoy Lee Goldberg's books about the character so much? Well, let's see. They're funny, they're well-written, they're carefully plotted, and they're poignant. They probably have other good qualities, too, but those should do for starters." -- BILL CRIDER
Monk #6: Mr. Monk Goes to Germany
"Goldberg has such an incredible way with words, the story flows so smoothly it’s effortless to read, it’s almost as if it was being read to me. And the plot has some wonderful twists and turns and is a perfect classic mystery. Whether you watch the show or not, you should really be reading these books." Jon Jordan CRIMESPREE MAGAZINE
Monk #7 Mr. Monk is Miserable
"Series fans will find much to enjoy and celebrate. And for everyone else there is a neat, surprisingly literate and well-written mystery starring a most unlikely crime solver." -- Alan Cranis, Bookgasm
Monk #8: Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop
Coming July 7, 2009!
My Gun Has Bullets
"It will make you cackle like a sitcom laugh track. Goldberg keeps the gags coming right up to the end.”—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Remaindered
An Amazon Short about every author's worst nightmare.
- Science Fiction Filmmaking in the 1980s: Interviews With Actors, Directors, Producers and Writers
Interviews and features by me, William Rabkin, and Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier.
"Informative...examines the making of more than a dozen features" Classic Images
Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin: Successful Television Writing
"Should be required reading for all aspiring TV Writers" HOWARD GORDON, EXEC PROD "24"
"A fantastic, fun, informative guide to breaking into-- and more importantly,staying in -- the TV writing game from the guys who taught me how to play it," TERENCE WINTER, EXEC PROD, "The Sopranos"
- Television Series Revivals: Sequels or Remakes of Cancelled Shows
"useful and entertaining"
Booklist
- The Dreamweavers: Interviews With Fantasy Filmmakers of the 1980s
Collection of Starlog Interviews and features by me, William Rabkin, and Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier.
"an enjoyable and informative read" - Library Journal
The Walk
"Harrowing and funny," ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY MAGAZINE
Lee Goldberg: The Walk - Kindle Edition
Lee Goldberg: Three Ways to Die
A collection of my short stories "Jack Webb's Star,' 'Bumsickle,' and 'Remaindered.'
"Lee Goldberg's 'Jack Webb's Star' is a riotous caper crime with a nasty twist," Los Angeles Times
"Top billing should go to Lee Goldberg's 'Jack Webb's Star' for the biggest laughs," Publisher's Weekly
Unsold Television Pilots, Volume 1: 1955-1976
"Irresistible and enthralling."
Hartford Courant
Unsold Television Pilots, Volume 2: 1977-1989
"The best bathroom reading ever!" San Francisco Chronicle
Unsold TV Pilots: The Almost Complete Guide to Everything You Never Saw on TV 1955-1990
"A must-browse for media freaks."
-- USA Today
Great news, Lee! Heady company. Congratulations.
Posted by: Joan Reeves | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 05:52 AM
Congratulations! Most of us only dream of such success! I hope you are enjoying it to the fullest!
Posted by: annabel | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 06:39 AM
Congratulations! It could not have happened to a more deserving guy.
Posted by: Chadwick H. Saxelid | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 06:59 AM
Everybody loves Monk! Excellent news!
Posted by: Richard Cooper | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 07:14 AM
Very cool!
Posted by: Bill Crider | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 07:48 AM
Congratulations, Lee! Can't wait to read the book. Seems I have to order it before the next DM book is comming out in November ...
Posted by: Ute | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 08:01 AM
Congrats! Very well deserved!
Posted by: Michael L. Wentz | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 09:27 AM
Mazel tov!
Posted by: Danny Barer | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 09:28 AM
Congrats!
I'm about half way through and loving it.
Mark
Posted by: Carstairs38 | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 09:49 AM
Thank you so much! I am pretty stunned myself...but I have no illusions about why the book is doing so well. You can attribute the success to a) front of store placement, which my publisher paid for and b) a hit TV series that reaches millions of people every week and c) the huge promotional and marketing campaign that accompanies the premiere of the series and release of the latest DVD boxed set (which contains an ad for the book).
Posted by: Lee Goldberg | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 10:56 AM
Congrats, Lee! Very cool.
Posted by: Rob Gregory Browne | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 11:40 AM
Congratulations, Lee! Here's to seeing it on many more lists!
Posted by: Jan Burke | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 06:31 PM
Dear Lee:
Congatulations on making the list! That always has to be gratifying! I picked up both Monk books at the Barnes & Noble in Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade where they had a standie just inside the doorway featuring autographed copies of the "Mr. Monk Goes To Hawaii" book. By Wednesday it was gone because they sold out of their copies. So, yes, B&N is visibly doing their promotion in your favor.
The books are definite page-turners meant to satisfy the reader, which I testify delivers this implied promise. Unfortunately, the very nature of the series may also attract the anal-retentive reader like I am who wonders if you didn't mean "SFO" rather than "LAX" on page 25 of "Hawaii" and who are completely thrown by the concept of Adrian Monk holding a glass of milk on page 92 of "Firehouse."
...Have I mentioned that these books sincerely are still worth full price to your readership?
Posted by: Troy Z | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 08:15 PM
You caught the two mistakes that make me cringe every time I'm reminded of them...
The "milk" one got past both me and MONK creator Andy Breckman.
I caught the "LAX" error long before publication (it showed up in the teaser chapter at the end of of MR. MONK GOES TO THE FIREHOUSE) and yet it STILL somehow didn't get corrected.
Ah well, these things happen. I'm just glad it didn't detract from your enjoyment of the books.
Posted by: Lee Goldberg | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 08:51 PM
Exactly! These Things Happen! I look at your respectable track record in writing and I Let It Slide!
I just note how difficult it must be for ANYONE catering to a preexisting fanbase, let alone for one that may be particularly predisposed to prickly sticklerism. Your readers wish you all the best in your reception of royalties, and likewise to the creative team at the "Monk" television series.
Posted by: Troy Z | Friday, July 21, 2006 at 08:57 PM
HAWAII is ranked #590 (out of the 4,584,098 titles available) in Books today at Amazon.com! Yesterday, it was ranked #1,332! Wow! Congrats, Lee!
Posted by: Tami | Saturday, July 22, 2006 at 08:27 PM
At the Barnes & Nobles in Naples, Florida for the past two weeks there was a special table display featuring Mr Monk Goes to Hawaii with several of the earlier titles from the series also on the table.
Posted by: John S. Meade (Naples, Florida) | Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 08:51 AM