Lee Goldberg

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Lee Goldberg is an American author, screenwriter, publisher and producer known for his work on several different TV crime series, including Diagnosis: Murder, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Hunter, Spenser: For Hire, Martial Law, She-Wolf of London, SeaQuest, 1-800-Missing, The Glades and Monk.

Career

In 2007, Goldberg wrote and produced the pilot for a German television program, Fast Track: No Limits.[1][2]

In 2010, he wrote and directed the short film Remaindered, based on his short story for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, on location in Kentucky. He wrote and directed the sequel, Bumsicle, in 2012.

In conjunction with his work on Monk and Diagnosis Murder, Goldberg wrote several original tie-in novels based on those series.[3][4] He has also penned several original crime novels, two featuring ex-cop-turned-Hollywood troubleshooter Charlie Willis and four in the .357 Vigilante series, which he wrote under the pseudonym Ian Ludlow, while still a student.[5] His novel, The Man with the Iron-On Badge (titled Watch Me Die for its re-release), was nominated for a Shamus Award by the Private Eye Writers of America and was produced in 2007 as the stage play, Mapes For Hire, in Owensboro, Kentucky at the International Mystery Writers Festival.

Goldberg has also written non-fiction books about the entertainment industry, including Unsold Television Pilots and Successful Television Writing. His screenplay adaptation of Victor Gischler's novel Gun Monkeys is in pre-production with Ryuhei Kitamura (Midnight Meat Train) signed to direct.[6] His book, Unsold Television Pilots, was turned into two TV specials -- The Greatest Shows You Never Saw on CBS and The Best TV Shows That Never Were on ABC, both written and produced by William Rabkin and Goldberg. They also co-created The Dead Man an original, monthly series of horror novels that rolled-out in October 2011 [7] as the premiere titles of Amazon's new 47North sf/horror/fantasy imprint.[8] Amazon initially ordered 12 books and, in February 2012, extended the series by 12 more. The 24th title, the Kindle Serial "Reborn," was publishing in January 2014.

In June 2013, his novel "The Heist," the first in a four-book series to be written with Janet Evanovich, was published by Random House.[9] A prequel short story, "Pros and Cons," was published in May 2013 and became the #1 bestselling Kindle Single for seven straight weeks...and hit both the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.[10] "The Heist" debuted at #2 on the USA Today bestseller list & #5 on the New York Times bestseller list. The sequel, "The Chase," debuted at #1 on the Publisher's Weekly bestseller list [11] and #2 on the New York Times bestseller list [12] in March 2014. The third book in the series, "The Job," and a prequel short story, "The Shell Game," were published in November 2014 and also hit the top of the various bestseller lists.

In September 2014, Goldberg launched the publishing company Brash Books[13] with novelist Joel Goldman. The company publishes award-winning, highly acclaimed crime novels that have fallen out of print by authors like Bill Crider, Mark Smith, Carolyn Weston, Tom Kakonis, Maxine O'Callaghan, Gar Anthony Haywood, Jack Lynch, among others.

Awards

Goldberg has been nominated twice for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America and twice for a Shamus Award by the Private Eye Writers of America. He was the 2012 recipient of the Poirot Award from Malice Domestic. He has served as a board member for the Mystery Writers of America and also founded, alongside novelist Max Allan Collins, the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers.[14]

Personal life

Goldberg has three younger siblings -- Tod Goldberg, Linda Woods and Karen Dinino—all of whom are writers. His uncle is true crime author Burl Barer.

He lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles.

Bibliography

Fox & O'Hare

Diagnosis Murder

Monk

Charlie Willis

The Dead Man Series

The Jury Series

Non-fiction

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ Meza, Ed (2007-05-31). "Joha steers 'Fast Track'". Variety.com. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Internationales Action-Movie "Fast Track - No Limits" auf ProSieben (official ProSieben press release)" (in German). Presseportal.de. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Amazon Listing for Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  4. ↑ "Lee Goldberg's Diagnosis Murder Website". Diagnosis-murder.com. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  5. ↑ Solomon, Richie (2007-01-02). "A Storyteller's Journey: Lee Goldberg". Storylink.com. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  6. ↑ "Ryûhei Kitamura attached to direct adaptation of Victor Gischler's GUN MONKEYS". Quietearth.us. 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  7. ↑ "Lee Goldberg Signs 12-Book Deal". galleycat.com. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  8. ↑ "Amazon Launches Sci Fi/Fantasy Imprint 47North". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  9. ↑ "Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg Ink Deal For New Series". galleycat.com. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  10. ↑ "USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list". USA Today.
  11. ↑ "Publishers Weekly's Bestseller list".
  12. ↑ Sehgal, Parul. "New York Times Bestseller list". The New York Times.
  13. ↑ "Two Novelists Launch Brash Books". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  14. ↑ "The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers". Iamtw.org. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  15. ↑ http://www.evanovich.com/2013/08/the-chase/

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