New Releases by Lee Goldberg

Vacant homes in a new housing development are erupting into flames in broad daylight with no apparent cause. It''s a perplexing mystery for dogged arson investigator Walter Sharpe and his restless new partner, Andrew Walker, an ex-US marshal who craves action....

The perfect holiday gift for the crime fiction lover in your life! Curated by New York Times bestselling author Tod Goldberg, this collection of eleven delightful and twisted Hanukkah capers will entertain you through all eight nights of the Festival of Lights. In Stefanie Leder’s “Not a Dinner Party Person,” an unstable pharmaceutical rep tries not to kill anyone at her family dinner on the last night of Hanukkah; in Ivy Pochoda’s “Johnny Christmas,” a taciturn Gulf War vet commissions a tattoo from a man he knew from his prison days, a man not named Christmas but Goldfarb; in David L. Ulin’s “Shamash,” it’s the last night of Hanukkah, and a live-at-home adult son considers doing something drastic to get out of his elderly father’s Upper West Side apartment; in James D.F. Hannah’s “Twenty Centuries,” a pair of detectives solve a curiously unprompted murder during the holiday season. This captivating collection contains old-school slapstick comedy, hardboiled noir, gritty procedurals, and poignant reminders of the meaning of Hanukkah, offering something for almost every reader willing to take the journey through these twisted tales. With stories by: Ivy Pochoda, David L. Ulin, James D.F. Hannah, Lee Goldberg, Nikki Dolson, J.R. Angelella, Liska Jacobs, Gabino Iglesias, Stefanie Leder, and Jim Ruland, plus a foreword and story by Tod Goldberg.

A gated dream town for the megarich becomes a murderous nightmare in a riveting Eve Ronin thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg. Hidden Hills is a private celebrity enclave of white picket fences and horse trails that seems to exist in a dreamworld. But when reality superstar Kitty Winslow is killed within their gates and corpses are found in the vast state park outside them, LASD detective Eve Ronin realizes there is a deadly, razor-thin line between what''s real and what''s imagined. Eve discovers that Kitty''s surreal on- and off-camera life, a blur of fact and fantasy, shockingly mirrors her own as she struggles to investigate the killings, wade into a music industry war, and battle a vicious Chilean gang--all while her life is being turned into a fictional cop show directed by her estranged father. Eve''s grip on reality and the case is strained to the breaking point as the slayings continue, the media frenzy reaches a fever pitch, and the only inescapable truth she can see is death...and it''s coming for her.

"Hell comes to Southern California every October. It rides in on searing Santa Ana winds that blast at near hurricane force, igniting voracious wildfires. Master thief Danny Cole longs for the flames. A tsunami of fire is exactly what he needs to pull off a daring crime and avenge a fallen friend. As the most devastating firestorms in Los Angeles''s history scorch the hills of Malibu, relentless arson investigator Walter Sharpe and his wild card of a new partner, Andrew Walker, a former US marshal, suspect that someone set the massive blazes intentionally, a terrifying means to an unknown end"--

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg, comes an explosive, page-turning investigative thriller - with a mind-blowing twist. There''s a saying in Barstow, California, a decaying city in the scorching Mojave desert . . . The Interstate here only goes in one direction: Away. But it''s the only place where ex-LAPD detective Beth McDade, after a staggering fall from grace, could get another badge . . . and a shot at redemption. Over a century ago, and just a few miles further into the bleak landscape, a desperate stranger ended up in Calico, a struggling mining town, also hoping for a second chance. His fate, all those years ago, and hers today are linked when Beth investigates an old skeleton dug up in a shallow, sandy grave . . . and also tries to identify a vagrant run-over by a distracted motorhome driver during a lightning storm. Every disturbing clue she finds, every shocking discovery she makes, force Beth to confront her own troubled past . . . and a past that''s not her own . . . until it all smashes together in a revelation that could change the world.

Malibu Creek State Park is a beautiful locale for campers, tourists, hikers, and Hollywood. For Detective Eve Ronin, it''s a backdrop for murder in a riveting thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg. For decades Malibu Creek State Park was the spectacular natural setting where Hollywood fantasies were made. But when a female camper is gunned down, it becomes a real-life killing ground. Los Angeles County Sheriff''s Department homicide detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone are assigned the case...which Duncan fears is the latest in a series of sniper attacks that began long before Eve came to Lost Hills. Seven victims over fourteen months...and top officials still refuse to see a connection. Eve and Duncan are stonewalled, threatened, and ordered to keep quiet. But Eve won''t back down. She''s no stranger to intimidation or corruption--she''s had a target on her back from day one at Lost Hills station. Despite finding no evidentiary links between the shootings, Eve and Duncan follow their instincts into the shadows of Malibu Creek, where it''s not enough to expose the secrets and break the conspiracy of silence. They also have to make it out alive.

In the 1980s, long before Lee Goldberg became a #1 New York Times bestselling author and successful TV writer/producer, he paid his UCLA tuition and rent by working as a freelance journalist covering the entertainment industry. His first, big interviews was with one of his idols, screenwriter Richard Maibaum, who wrote most of the James Bond movies. That lengthy, controversial, and award-winning interview, first published in the UCLA Daily Bruin and later reprinted in Starlog Magazine, was the beginning of Lee''s extensive 007 coverage.Over the next few years, his Bond-related interviews for Starlog and other publications included actors Barry Nelson (the first man to play James Bond in TV''s Casino Royale), George Lazenby (the one-time Bond in On Her Majesty''s Secret Service), Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton, screenwriters Tom Mankiewicz, Michael Wilson and Lorenzo Semple Jr., and directors John Glen and Peter Hunt. Those interviews and more, quoted for decades in reference books about the Bond films, are now collected for the first time, in their original form, in this entertaining, and unique volume.This book, the first in a series of Goldberg''s collected Hollywood journalism, isn''t an exhaustive, detailed examination of the Bond films. Instead it''s an intriguing snapshot of filmmaking in the 1980s, a revealing look at the creation of the Bond films...and perhaps also offers a glimpse into Goldberg''s formative years as a writer, and how the lessons learned from his interviews may have shaped his own career as an acclaimed novelist and screenwriter."Goldberg''s book is quite a time capsule for James Bond fans, offering glimpses at select films through major creative talents. What it''s not is a front-to-back narrative, so don''t expect that; do expect a little repetition, necessary for piece-by-piece context - these are reprints, after all. Being a sucker for the 007 movies, I regularly buy books about them ? only to usually emerge disappointed. That''s not the case with The James Bond Films 1962-1989, thanks to Goldberg''s access, insight and skill, approaching the work as one should: a writer first, a fan second." -Rod Lott, Flick Attack

From #1 New York Times bestselling author LEE GOLDBERG, author of THE WALK and the MONK mysteries.... and co-author of the Fox & O''Hare novels with Janet Evanovich... comes the third, kick-ass book in the action-packed JURY SERIES, the novels that launched his career in the 1980s.THE CLOCK IS TICKING...AND THE HANDS ARE DRIPPING BLOODA sadist with a hunger for victims is talking the streets of Los Angeles--leaving a trail of destruction which threatens to engulf the city in racial violence. And he''s calling himself...Mr. Jury. Now vigilante Brett Macklin, the real Mr. Jury, is hitting the killing ground with just seventy hours to hunt down the deadly impostor and clear his name. All he has to do is take on an army of fanatical white supremacists, stop a news-hungry reporter from digging too deep into his past, and save a tough black cop from being buried alive. Time and luck are running out."As stunning as the report of a .357 Magnum, a dynamic premiere effort [...] The Best New Paperback Series of the year!" West Coast Review of Books(Originally published as the third book in the ".357 Vigilante" series under the pen name Ian Ludlow)Other books in the series: JUDGMENT ADJOURNED GUILTY

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg comes the final, pulse-pounding book in the bloody, action-packed JURY SERIES, the novels that launched his career in the 1980s. Brett Macklin faces his greatest adversary yet--a ruthless, professional hit woman, seductress and master of disguise who launches a campaign of terror and bloodshed against him, pushing the vigilante to the emotional and physical breaking point, unleashing a bloody killstorm on the L.A. streets."As stunning as the report of a .357 Magnum, a dynamic premiere effort [...] The Best New Paperback Series of the year!" West Coast Review of Books(This is the fourth book in the series and was previously released on the Kindle as .357 VIGILANTE: KILLSTORM)Other books in the series: JUDGMENT * ADJOURNED * PAYBACK

A simple sting operation takes a violent and unexpected turn for Detective Eve Ronin in a gripping thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg. Los Angeles County Sheriff''s detective Eve Ronin and her soon-to-retire partner, Duncan Pavone, are running a 24-7 sting in a guard-gated enclave of palatial homes in Calabasas. Their luxury McMansion is a honey trap, set to lure in the violent home invaders terrorizing the community. The trap works, leaving three intruders dead, a body count that nearly includes Eve and Duncan. Eve''s bosses are eager to declare the case closed, but there are too many unanswered questions for her to let go. Was the trap actually for her, bloody payback for Eve''s very public takedown of a clique of corrupt deputies? Or is there an even deadlier secret lurking behind those opulent gates? Eve''s refusal to back down and her relentless quest for the truth make her both the hunter...and the prey.

A cold case heats up, revealing a deadly conspiracy in a twisty thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg. A catastrophic wildfire scorches the Santa Monica Mountains, exposing the charred remains of a woman who disappeared years ago. The investigation is assigned to Eve Ronin, the youngest homicide detective in the Los Angeles County Sheriff''s Department, a position that forces her to prove herself again and again. This time, though, she has much more to prove. Bones don''t lie, and these have a horrific story to tell. Eve tirelessly digs into the past, unearthing dark secrets that reveal nothing about the case is as it seems. With almost no one she can trust, her relentless pursuit of justice for the forgotten dead could put Eve''s own life in peril.

Eve Ronin acaba de cumplir su sueño de ingresar en el equipo de Homicidios del condado de Los Ángeles. Lo ha logrado gracias a un vídeo viral en el que detiene a un famoso actor hollywoodiense pasado de vueltas. El departamento necesita lavar su imagen tras algunas actuaciones desastrosas y ascender a una figura mediática como Ronin puede ayudar. Perspicaz, metódica y obstinada, ella sabe que se merece el puesto, pero tiene que demostrárselo a sus colegas, casi todos hombres, más curtidos y mayores que ella. Con su primer caso serio se juega su futura reputación. Al menos cuenta con un compañero a punto de jubilarse que le puede enseñar algunos trucos. Ambos acuden a una casa unifamiliar en la que varias habitaciones están bañadas en sangre. Todo apunta a que ahí se ha producido una matanza, pero no hay ningún cadáver.

Series title inferred from name of protagonist.

Quand la très brillante agent du FBI Kate O''Hare a appris qu''elle allait faire équipe avec Nicolas Fox, voleur de renommée internationale et arnaqueur professionnel, elle a failli s''étouffer d''indignation. Mais elle doit bien se rendre à l''évidence : l''ingéniosité de cet escroc hors du commun ne sera pas de trop pour traquer les plus grands criminels de la planète... Leur prochaine cible ? Carter Grove. L''ancien bras droit du Président a volé un rare artefact chinois du Smithsonian, un crime susceptible d''anéantir les relations diplomatiques entre Chine et États-Unis. Avec le soutien d''une équipe haute en couleur, Nick et Kate vont œuvrer dans l''ombre... De Washington à Shanghai en passant par les Highlands et Montréal, un nouveau tome, haletant et hilarant, de la série best-seller Fox et O''Hare ! « Evanovich à son meilleur niveau !» - Booklist

#1 New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author Lee Goldberg hits the ground running in a breakneck thriller where truth and fiction collide for the unluckiest writer alive. When a passenger jet crashes onto the beaches of Waikiki, bestselling thriller writer Ian Ludlow knows the horrific tragedy wasn''t an accident. Years before, the CIA enlisted Ian to dream up terrorism scenarios to prepare the government for nightmares they couldn''t imagine. Now one of those schemes has come true, and Ian is the only person alive who knows how it was done...and who is behind the plot. That makes him too dangerous to live. Ian goes on the run, sweeping up an innocent bystander in his plight--Margo French, a dog walker and aspiring singer. They are pursued by assassins and an all-seeing global-intelligence network that won''t stop until Ian and Margo are dead. Ian has written thrillers like this before, but this time he doesn''t know how it''s going to end--or if he will be alive to find out.

« Evanovich est à son meilleur niveau ici, avec le soutien de Lee Goldberg ! Le premier titre de cette série est une démonstration de leurs talents. » Booklist Après des années de traque et une arrestation éclatante, Kate O''Hare, agent spécial du FBI, pensait en avoir fini avec Nicolas Fox, le voleur le plus recherché au monde. Mais c''était sans compter sur l''ingéniosité de l''escroc qui parvient, une fois de plus, à s''en sortir en offrant tout simplement ses services au FBI ! Faire équipe avec ce prince du bluff, ce malfaiteur arrogant qui ne cesse de la narguer ? Pas de problème, s''ils ne s''entretuent pas avant ! Kate n''a aucune confiance en cet homme plus qu''énervant, mais terriblement charmant... Des hôtels de luxe de Palm Springs aux îles paradisiaques d''Indonésie infestées de pirates, leur première mission va les entraîner dans des aventures aussi rocambolesques que dangereuses. « L''humour à pleurer de rire que l''on attend d''Evanovich est meilleur que jamais, et l''écriture astucieuse et élaborée de Goldberg est remarquable. Tout le monde attendra avec impatience le prochain tome de la série. » - Associated Press

Kate und Nick auf der Spur eines schokoladensüchtigen Drogenbarons. Ein neuer Auftrag für das Dreamteam wider Willen, FBI-Agentin Kate O’Hare und Trickdieb Nick Fox – und ihr bislang gefährlichster. Denn O’Hare und Fox sollen niemand Geringeres dingfest machen als den Anführer des globalen Drogenhandels. Das Problem: Nachdem er sich einer Generalüberholung beim Schönheitschirurgen unterzogen hat, wissen sie weder, wie der Mann aussieht, noch wo er sich aufhält. Nur ihre Köder stehen fest: Luxusschokolade und glänzende Goldschätze. Nick und Kate ermitteln weltweit, eine bunte Helfertruppe an ihrer Seite. Gemeinsam könnten sie diesen Fall zu Fox’ und O’Hares größtem Coup machen – zumindest, wenn sie überleben ...

From Janet Evanovich, the acclaimed creator of Stephanie Plum, and Lee Goldberg, author and television writer for Monk, comes a series of New York Times bestselling novels that “mix the humor from Evanovich and Goldberg’s books with the intricate cons seen in the best episodes of Mission: Impossible” (Library Journal). Charming con man Nicolas Fox and FBI special agent Kate O’Hare are the unlikely pair that is secretly tracking down criminals the law can’t touch. Now their first three adventures are together in one action-packed ebook bundle: THE HEIST THE CHASE THE JOB Also includes the prequel short stories “Pros and Cons” and “Shell Game” and an excerpt from The Scam, the riveting fourth novel in the Fox and O’Hare series! Nicolas Fox is an international con man, famous for running elaborate scams on very rich and powerful people. He knows that the FBI has been hot on his trail for years—particularly FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare. But just when it seems that Fox has been captured for good, he pulls off his greatest con of all. He convinces the FBI to offer him a job, working side by side with O’Hare. Together Fox and O’Hare are going to have to find a way to take down Derek Griffin, a corrupt investment banker charged with stealing millions from his clients—an assignment that will lead them down the back alleys of Berlin, into the deserts of California, and to a remote Indonesian island. High-speed chases, pirates, and Toblerone bars are all in a day’s work . . . if O’Hare and Fox don’t kill each other first. Praise for the Fox and O’Hare series “The laugh-out-loud humor that readers expect from Evanovich is in full force. . . . Everyone will be eager for the next book in the series.”—Associated Press, on The Heist “Great fun, with plenty of twists.”—The Sacramento Bee, on The Chase “This suspense series continues to mix the humor from Evanovich and Goldberg’s books with the intricate cons seen in the best episodes of Mission: Impossible. The banter and thrills are nonstop, and readers will be anxious to see what happens next.”—Library Journal, on The Job

"A television pilot is a sample episode of a proposed weekly series. An unsold pilot is much, much more. It''s fresh faces and old favorites lining up for a one-night stand with the viewing public. It''s producers, writers, directors, and network executives scrambling to keep up with the changing trends in American taste. It''s the betting stub you''re left with after your horse has lost the race...The networks are in the entertainment business and lucky for us consumers, even the business-behind-the-business is entertainment. Pilots may be lunacy, but as long as they make them, as long as they sneak into primetime, we can all pretend we can run a network" --

THE BEST TV SHOWS THAT NEVER WERE"The Best Bathroom Reading EVER," - San Francisco Chronicle"A must-browse for media freaks." -USA Today"Irresistible and enthralling." -Hartford Courant"Full of fool''s gold and genuine TV treasures." -The New York Post This lively and entertaining book looks at the three hundred best and worst TV series ideas-known in the industry as "pilots"-that never made it to primetime from 1955-1990. From the adventures of a Samurai D.A. to the antics of an invisible alien baby, Lee Goldberg reveals the most astonishing, funny, and bizarre shows that never were. "You''ll slap your head in disbelief-try not to hurt yourself-at the idea of John Denver as a singing FBI agent. You''ll wonder whether Joe Penny as a samurai district attorney would have been funnier-unintentionally-that John Belushi''s ''Saturday Night Live.'' For tube-historians, this is a must see." - People MagazineThis book was previously published as "Unsold TV Pilots: The Greatest Shows You Never Saw" and "Unsold TV Pilots: The Almost Complete Guide To Everything You Never Saw on TV"

Agent O''Hare reluctantly partners with con-man Nicolas Fox to take down a big-league criminal.

It was love at first con. Find out how FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare and con artist Nicolas Fox first met in this exclusive eBook original short story! Con man Nick Fox is after Garson Klepper’s golden Peruvian relics. For Fox, convincing Klepper to hire him as security for the relocation of the relics to the Getty museum in L.A. was easy. Problem is, Fox wasn’t planning on Klepper also enlisting the help of the FBI. Fox also wasn’t planning on being paired up with rookie special agent Kate O’Hare. She’s smart, she’s tenacious, and when she’s conned, she holds a grudge. Life for Fox and O’Hare will never be the same again. The Shell Game is a prequel to the riveting series from Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg. Praise for the Fox and O’Hare series “The laugh-out-loud humor that readers expect from Evanovich is in full force, and Goldberg’s crafty and elaborate writing is prominent. . . . Everyone will be eager for the next book in the series.”—Associated Press, on The Heist “Great fun, with plenty of twists.”—The Sacramento Bee, on The Chase

Eine brillante E-Book Only Kurzgeschichte um FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare und ihren Gegenspieler Nicolas Fox. Kate hat eine Mission: den international gesuchten – und äußerst attraktiven – Trickbetrüger Nicolas Fox hinter Gitter zu bringen. Als sie herausfindet, dass eine Bande Krimineller plant, ein Luxuspenthouse in Chicago auszuräumen, während der Hausherr Hochzeit feiert, ist sich Kate sicher, dass Fox seine Finger im Spiel hat. Das Problem: Erstens muss sie ihren Boss davon überzeugen, dass der Hochzeitsplaner Merrill Stubin in Wahrheit auf den Namen Nick Fox hört. Zweitens muss sie ihn festsetzen, ohne das Society-Event des Jahres zu stören. Und drittens: Was passiert, wenn Kate ihren Traumma... äh ... Erzfeind endlich in die Finger kriegt?

"A shocking accident gave Matthew Cahill the ability to see a nightmarish netherworld that nobody else does, pitting him in a fight to save us all -- and his own soul -- from the clutches of pure evil in these three exhilarating tales of dark humor, nonstop action, and pure horror."--Page 4 of cover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg have teamed up for a dynamic new series featuring an FBI agent who’s on the hunt—and a master con artist who’s enjoying the chase. The con is on in this eBook original short story that’s a triumphant prequel to The Heist. FBI special agent Kate O’Hare has made it her mission to nail international con artist Nicolas Fox. When she discovers his plot to plunder a venture capitalist’s twentieth-story Chicago penthouse of all its cash and treasures while the self-proclaimed “King of Hostile Takeovers” is getting married, Kate is 85 percent—okay maybe 92 percent—sure that she’s finally going to bag Nick Fox. Problem is, first Kate has to convince her boss, building security, and maybe even herself, that wedding planner Merrill Stubing is actually Nicolas Fox. Second, she has to figure out how to corner and capture him without disrupting the event of the year. And third, what’s going to happen once O’Hare finally gets her hands on Fox? It’s going take a pro to catch a con before the fireworks over Lake Michigan go off.

Welcome to the series of original mysteries starring Adrian Monk, the brilliant investigator who always knows when something''s out of place... No one likes to come home to a mess--least of all Monk and Natalie. But when they return from an extended stay in New Jersey, Natalie discovers that somebody has been sleeping in her bed. But this Goldilocks isn''t asleep. She''s dead. And stuffed under the mattress, investigators find marked money from a Federal sting operation. Now Natalie''s life is a real mess, and she needs Monk to help clean it up. Meanwhile, Monk''s brother Ambrose is desperate to find his missing girlfriend, Yuki--but his agoraphobia prevents him from leaving the house. With Monk forced to do double duty, the body count rises, and so do Monk''s suspicions about Yuki''s dangerous past...

When the local government of Summit, New Jersey, is hit with a string of arrests, Chief of Police Randy Disher finds himself acting as mayor. With a town to run and a series of robberies to investigate, he calls on Adrian Monk to serve as a temporary policeman.