New Releases by Lee Goldberg

After dozens of Hollywood apartment buildings erupt in flames during a single night of terror, arson investigators Walter Sharpe and Andrew Walker are assigned to catch the serial torcher and end his spree. But then a catastrophic fire destroys a major freeway, crippling the city and forcing Sharpe and Walker to take on another massive case....

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....

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.

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 identity 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.

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.

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.

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 BESTSELLER • Janet Evanovich, author of the blockbuster Stephanie Plum novels, and Lee Goldberg, writer for the Monk television show, team up once again in their New York Times bestselling Fox and O’Hare series! Nicolas Fox, international con man, thief, and one of the top ten fugitives on the FBI’s most-wanted list, has been kidnapped from a beachfront retreat in Hawaii. What the kidnapper doesn’t know is that Nick Fox has been secretly working for the FBI. It isn’t long before Nick’s covert partner, Special Agent Kate O’Hare, is in hot pursuit of the crook who stole her con man. The trail leads to Belgium, France, and Italy, and pits Nick and Kate against their deadliest adversary yet: Dragan Kovic, an ex–Serbian military officer. He’s plotting a crime that will net him billions . . . and cost thousands of American lives. Nick and Kate have to mount the most daring, risky, and audacious con they’ve ever attempted to save a major U.S. city from a catastrophe of epic proportions. Luckily they have the help of an eccentric out-of-work actor, a bandit who does his best work in the sewers, and Kate’s dad, Jake. The pressure’s on for Nick and Kate to make this work—even if they have to lay their lives on the line.

« 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 ...

Reasons to read Janet Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Hilarious'' (Mail on Sunday); ''Hooray for Janet Evanovich, who continues to enliven the literary crime scene'' (Sunday Telegraph); ''For sheer uncomplicated fun, Stephanie Plum is hard to beat'' (Express on Sunday) Catching bad guys is what Special Agent Kate O''Hare does. Working side-by-side with them... not so much. When the FBI teamed her up with master criminal Nick Fox, they gave her no choice. Now the ex-Navy Seal has a world-class conman as a partner, and keeping track of him is a full-time job. Especially when Fox is caught on camera stealing a priceless work of art, taking him right from being the FBI''s most covert operative, back to the top of America''s most-wanted. Only Kate suspects all is not what it seems. Nick Fox is no common thief, and snatch and grab just isn''t his style. Someone is setting him up, and it''s down to Kate to figure out why - before Nicolas Fox, master of disguise, is beaten at his own game.

UPDATED AND REVISED 2015 EDITIONDid Gilligan and his fellow castaways ever get rescued? Is Dr. Marcus Welby still making house calls? Is Marcia Brady single? What kind of father did Beaver Cleaver grow up to be? Did Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers finally tie the bionic knot?Those burning questions... and many, many more... about your favorite TV characters are finaly answered in the new, 2015 edition of this unique and entertaining book, which examines every TV series revival, sequel or remake that was made from the 1950s through the early 1990s. This NEW edition now includes updates of the original entries PLUS a a complete list of television series revivals and remakes that have been made from 1992 to 2015.This is a must-have for every television reference book library.(This book was previously published under the title "Television Series Revivals")EDITORIAL REVIEWS"Have you ever wondered what happened to the castaways on ''Gilligan''s Island''? Many people have, and that is why producers, directors, and actors come together to revive canceled shows for reunion specials, feature films, or whole new series. ''Television Fast Forward'' is a compilation of information on the various mutations original series have undergone since cancellation. [...] As long as television viewers express nostalgia for the shows they once watched, producers will continue to revive them. Public library customers and librarians will find "Television Fast Forward'' a useful and entertaining volume." -- Booklist

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?

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.

With help from Monk''s agoraphobic brother, his loyal assistant Natalie tackles her own investigation while Adrian Monk tracks a second-hand couch that seems tied to a series of murders. Following a bloody trail, Natalie and Monk soon end up face-to-face with the most ruthless killer they''ve ever encountered.

BOOK #5 in thrilling DEAD MAN saga, the action/horror series that readers and book critics alike are hailing as "an epic tale" that compares to the best of Stephen King and Dean Koontz...Matt Cahill finds himself trapped atop a blood-red mesa in the desolate American Southwest when an archeological dig goes terribly, dangerously wrong, awakening an ancient evil with an insatiable hunger. Now Matt, armed only with his trusty ax, must somehow escape...rescue a handful of terrified innocents... and prevent a slaughter of epic proportions.

"Lee Goldberg''s Jack Webb''s Star is a riotous caper crime with a nasty twist..." --The Los Angeles Times This collection gathers together three acclaimed short stories ---"Jack Webb''s Star," "Remaindered," and "Bumsickle" -- by Edgar-nominated writer Lee Goldberg, author of the bestselling MONK and DIAGNOSIS MURDER series of original mystery novels. "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" --Publisher''s Weekly "Jack Webb''s Star" originally appeared in the anthology "Hollywood and Crime." "Bumsickle" originally appeared in the anthology Fedora III. "Remaindered" originally appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and was a Reader''s Choice Award finalist.

An earthquake devastates Los Angeles. One man sets across the landscape of destruction to his home in the San Fernando Valley. It''s a journey that will test the limits of his endurance and his humanity, a trek from the man he was to the man he can be ... if he can survive The Walk.

California and Adrian Monk are in a financial crisis when he''s fired by the SFPD and finds his savings are gone. Bob Sebes, the leader of Reinier Investments, swindled his clients, including Monk. Whena key witness is killed, Monk is convince that Sebes, under house-arrest, did it. Being jobless and broke, Monk can devote all of his obsessive energy to solving this latest mystery.

Monk''s been swindled out of his savings but now it''s payback time, in the latest original mystery featuring everyone''s favorite OCD detective. In the midst of a financial crisis, the SFPD fires Adrian Monk as a consultant. Monk figures he can live off his savings for a while. Then Natalie learns that Monk invested his money some time ago with Bob Sebes, the charismatic leader of Reinier Investments, who''s just been arrested on charges of orchestrating a massive $100 million fraud. All of Sebes'' clients including Monk are completely wiped out financially. When the key witness in the government''s case against Sebes is killed, Monk is convinced that Sebes did it, but the man has been under house arrest with a horde of paparazzi in front of his building 24/7. Monk may be broke, but he''s got plenty of time on his hands to solve this latest mystery.

Ever since a 1962 unsolved train robbery made it famous, people have flocked to the town of Trouble in California''s gold country, searching for the booty that train robbers supposedly dumped off the Golden Rail Express in a botched heist. When the town''s museum''s watchman is murdered, Adrian Monk and his assistant, Natalie, are sent to investigate. But if Monk isn''t careful, he''ll learn that the town of Trouble can live up to its name.

Adrian Monk is on a roll?solving murders as fast as they come, and not counting his Wheat Chex until they?re in the bowl. But when his therapist, Dr. Kroger, leaves for Germany, Monk can?t tie his shoes, forgets how to swallow, and loses track of his blinking. Desperate, he follows Dr. Kroger to Germany where he sees a man with six fingers. The man responsible for his wife?s death?or was it just his imagination? Now Monk has to deal with his phobias and the unfriendly polizei to find his man.

At a convention for the cult science fiction show Beyond Earth, Adrian Monk meets fans as obsessive-compulsive as he is. Though he’s not preoccupied with the program, Monk can understand the phenomenon. Who wouldn’t want to live in an imaginary world? But there may be a killer in the Beyond Earth community: Someone in a starship uniform has gunned down the show’s legendary creator. Could a fan be that furious at him for selling out to Hollywood? Or is more going on behind the scenes? Luckily, Monk’s agoraphobic brother, Ambrose, is an expert on the TV series, and together they’ll search the earth and beyond for the murderer. That is, if Ambrose can bring himself to leave the house. A new story starring Adrian Monk by Edgar® Award-nominated screenwriter Lee Goldberg. It’s compulsive, page-turning fun. “Even if you aren’t familiar with the TV series Monk, this book is too funny to not be read.”—The Weekly Journal

On a side trip to France, detective Adrian Monk takes a tour through the historic underground world of the Parisian sewers, where he encounters catacombs filled with ancient human remains, including one much more recent skull bearing evidence of murder.

The industry speaks out about SUCCESSFUL TELEVISION WRITING "Where was this book when I was starting out? 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, Coexecutive Producer, The Sopranos "Goldberg and Rabkin write not only with clarity and wit but also with the authority gleaned from their years of slogging through Hollywood?s trenches. Here is a must-read for new writers and established practitioners whose imagination could use a booster shot." --Professor Richard Walter, Screenwriting Chairman, UCLA Department of Film and TV "Not since William Goldman?s Adventures in the Screen Trade has there been a book this revealing, funny, and informative about The Industry. Reading this book is like having a good, long lunch with your two best friends in the TV business." --Janet Evanovich "With sharp wit and painful honesty, Goldberg and Rabkin offer the truest account yet of working in the TV business. Accept no substitutes!" --Jeffrey B. Hodes and Nastaran Dibai, Coexecutive Producers, Third Rock from the Sun "Should be required reading for all aspiring television writers." --Howard Gordon, Executive Producer, 24 and The X-Files