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Lee Goldberg


USA flag (b.1962)

aka Ian Ludlow

Lee Goldberg is a novelist and television writer whose TV scripting and producing credits include Diagnosis Murder, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Hunter, Spenser For Hire, She-Wolf of London, SeaQuest, 1-800-Missing, Martial Law and Monk.

He is currently on the board of the Mystery Writers of America and founded, with novelist Max Allan Collins, the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers.
 

Genres: Mystery, Horror, Thriller
 
New Books
September 2023

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Malibu Burning
(Sharpe & Walker, book 1)
October 2023

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Crown Vic
 
November 2023

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Calico
 
January 2024

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Dream Town
(Eve Ronin, book 5)
Series
357: Vigilante (as by Ian Ludlow)
   1. 357: Vigilante (1985)
   2. Make Them Pay (1985)
   3. White Wash (1985)
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Charlie Willis
   1. My Gun Has Bullets (1995)
   2. Dead Space (1997)
     aka Beyond the Beyond
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Diagnosis Murder
   1. The Silent Partner (2003)
   2. The Death Merchant (2004)
   3. The Shooting Script (2004)
   4. The Waking Nightmare (2005)
   5. The Past Tense (2005)
   6. The Dead Letter (2006)
   7. The Double Life (2006)
   8. The Last Word (2007)
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Monk
   1. Mr. Monk Goes to the Fire House (2006)
   2. Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii (2006)
   3. Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu (2007)
   4. Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants (2007)
   5. Mr. Monk in Outer Space (2007)
   6. Mr. Monk Goes to Germany (2008)
   7. Mr. Monk Is Miserable (2008)
   8. Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop (2009)
   9. Mr. Monk in Trouble (2009)
   10. Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out (2010)
   11. Mr. Monk on the Road (2011)
   12. Mr. Monk on the Couch (2011)
   13. Mr. Monk on Patrol (2012)
   14. Mr. Monk Is a Mess (2012)
   15. Mr. Monk Gets Even (2012)
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Jury
   1. Judgment (2011)
     aka 357: Vigilante
   2. Adjourned (2009)
     aka Make Them Pay
   3. Payback (2011)
     aka White Wash
   4. Guilty (2011)
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Fox & O'Hare (with Janet Evanovich)
   0.1. The Shell Game (2014)
   0.5. Pros and Cons (2013)
   1. The Heist (2013)
   2. The Chase (2014)
   3. The Job (2014)
   4. The Scam (2015)
   5. The Pursuit (2016)
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Ian Ludlow
   1. True Fiction (2018)
   2. Killer Thriller (2019)
   3. Fake Truth (2020)
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Eve Ronin
   1. Lost Hills (2020)
   2. Bone Canyon (2021)
   3. Gated Prey (2021)
   4. Movieland (2022)
   5. Dream Town (2024)
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Sharpe & Walker
   1. Malibu Burning (2023)
   2. Ashes Never Lie (2024)
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Novels
   Deadly Games (1995)
   The Walk (2004)
   Watch Me Die (2005)
     aka The Man with the Iron-On Badge
   King City (2012)
   Calico (2023)
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Collections
   Three Ways to Die (2009)
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Plays
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Remaindered (2006)
   McGrave (2012)
   Fast Track (2013)
   Crown Vic (2023)
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Non fiction
   The Best TV Shows That Never Were (1990)
     aka Unsold TV Pilots
   Television Series Revivals (1993)
   Science Fiction Filmmaking in the 1980s (1994) (with Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier and William Rabkin)
   The Dreamweavers (1995) (with Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier and William Rabkin)
   Successful Television Writing (2003) (with William Rabkin)
   Television Fast Forward (2009)
   Tied In (2010)
   Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989 (2015)
   The James Bond Films 1963-1989 (2022)
   The Joy of Sets (2022)
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Omnibus editions
   Double Header (2011)
   The Jury Series (2011)
   Double Impact (2012)
   Fast Action (2020) (with Jim Bosworth)
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Series contributed to
Dead Man
   1. Face of Evil (2011) (with William Rabkin)
   2. Ring of Knives (2011) (with William Rabkin)
   3. Hell in Heaven (2011) (with William Rabkin)
   4. The Dead Woman (2011) (with David McAfee and William Rabkin)
   5. The Blood Mesa (2011) (with William Rabkin and James Reasoner)
   6. Kill Them All (2011) (with William Rabkin and Harry Shannon)
   7. The Beast Within (2011) (with James Daniels and William Rabkin)
   8. Fire and Ice (2012) (with Jude Hardin and William Rabkin)
   9. Carnival of Death (2012) (with Bill Crider and William Rabkin)
   10. Freaks Must Die (2012) (with Joel Goldman and William Rabkin)
   11. Slaves to Evil (2012) (with Lisa Klink and William Rabkin)
   12. Midnight Special (2012) (with William Rabkin and Phoef Sutton)
   13. The Death Match (2012) (with Christa Faust and William Rabkin)
   14. The Black Death (2012) (with Aric Davis and William Rabkin)
   16. Colder than Hell (2013) (with William Rabkin and Anthony Neil Smith)
   20. The Dark Need (2013) (with Stant Litore and William Rabkin)
   21. The Rising Dead (2013) (with Stella Green and William Rabkin)
   22. Reborn (2014) (with others)
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Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2006) : Watch Me Die


Lee Goldberg recommends
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What Never Happened (2023)
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"Rachel Howzell Hall has crafted her own genre of slow-boiling, powerfully emotional thrillers. Her realistic characters are ordinary people, haunted by past horrors that won't stay buried, forcing them to face pure evil to find their own redemption."
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The Guilty One (2023)
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"A raw, visceral, hard-charging police procedural and a relentless thriller packed into one explosive novel. You'll finish this book breathless."
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Killer Story (2023)
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"Killer Story reveals that the all-consuming, addictive quest for clicks is the new crack, and so is Matt Witten's propulsive storytelling. You won't be able to tear yourself away."
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Behind Closed Doors (2022)
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"A twisty whodunit wrapped in a thriller that will keep you behind closed doors until the final, shocking revelation."
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The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way (2022)
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"The quirky structure of the novel, evoking a stage play, lulls you into a false, cozy sense of security... but don't be fooled--violence and murder are lurking in the background. Benson is a deft and assured storyteller with an amiable, warm and gentle voice reminiscent of Burl Ives or a grown-up John Boy Walton, and this may just be his masterpiece."
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A Fire in the Night (2021)
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"I don't know how Swann did it -- he's written a mesmerizing book that's literary fiction, a spy novel, and a relentless thriller all in one."

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