Lee Goldberg
@leegoldberg.bsky.social
Novelist. Screenwriter. Publisher. Nice Jewish Boy.
www.leegoldberg.com
www.leegoldberg.com
Big congratulations to my friend @jordanharper.bsky.social on his *starred* PW review for A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE:
"Razor sharp dialogue & vivid prose conjure an intoxicating atmosphere of glamor & decay.....a glittering neo-noir with staying power."
www.publishersweekly.com/9780316458405
"Razor sharp dialogue & vivid prose conjure an intoxicating atmosphere of glamor & decay.....a glittering neo-noir with staying power."
www.publishersweekly.com/9780316458405
A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper
Edgar winner Harper’s riveting latest (after The Last King of California) follows a trio of Los Angeles strivers who investigate...
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February 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Big congratulations to my friend @jordanharper.bsky.social on his *starred* PW review for A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE:
"Razor sharp dialogue & vivid prose conjure an intoxicating atmosphere of glamor & decay.....a glittering neo-noir with staying power."
www.publishersweekly.com/9780316458405
"Razor sharp dialogue & vivid prose conjure an intoxicating atmosphere of glamor & decay.....a glittering neo-noir with staying power."
www.publishersweekly.com/9780316458405
Many thanks to Kings River Life Magazine for including FALLEN STAR among their favorite books of 2025. kingsriverlife.com/01/31/staff-...
Staff Favorite Books Of 2025
by Sandra Murphy,
Sarah Erwin, Tracy Condie, & Lorie Lewis HamIt’s once again time to look back at the books we reviewed here at KRL, and KRL News and Reviews, over the past year and share with you s...
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February 1, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Many thanks to Kings River Life Magazine for including FALLEN STAR among their favorite books of 2025. kingsriverlife.com/01/31/staff-...
I hear a wacky sitcom version of MELANIA is in the works from the creative team behind the UK comedy HEIL HONEY I'M HOME. Word is they will simply retool to the UK scripts to present-day.
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Heil Honey I'm Home (Animated Opening Titles)
YouTube video by Paul Carmichael
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January 30, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I hear a wacky sitcom version of MELANIA is in the works from the creative team behind the UK comedy HEIL HONEY I'M HOME. Word is they will simply retool to the UK scripts to present-day.
youtu.be/Pe6hz84_fgU?...
youtu.be/Pe6hz84_fgU?...
VIDEO: Watch my brother @todgoldberg.bsky.social Goldberg on Bookish discussing the hair on his back, his stint on ROCK N' ROLL JEOPARDY, our summers at Granite Point Resort, our mother's love life and everything else that inspired his latest novel ONLY WAY OUT. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Py...
Bookish with Tod Goldberg and Gregg Hurwitz
YouTube video by Southern California News Group
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January 27, 2026 at 10:20 PM
VIDEO: Watch my brother @todgoldberg.bsky.social Goldberg on Bookish discussing the hair on his back, his stint on ROCK N' ROLL JEOPARDY, our summers at Granite Point Resort, our mother's love life and everything else that inspired his latest novel ONLY WAY OUT. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Py...
Many thanks to Considering Stories for the detailed review of GATED PREY, the 3rd Eve Ronin novel.
"Folks looking for a novel length meal of misery served atop a bed of angst will be left wanting. 'Gated Prey' is a terrific entry in the series."
consideringstories.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/e...
"Folks looking for a novel length meal of misery served atop a bed of angst will be left wanting. 'Gated Prey' is a terrific entry in the series."
consideringstories.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/e...
A False Sense of Security: Lee Goldberg’s Gated Prey
Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone are undercover as a wealthy, somewhat clueless couple—an aging, overweight man of means and his younger, hawter, gold digging galpal—as the third entry in the Eve Ronin …
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January 27, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Many thanks to Considering Stories for the detailed review of GATED PREY, the 3rd Eve Ronin novel.
"Folks looking for a novel length meal of misery served atop a bed of angst will be left wanting. 'Gated Prey' is a terrific entry in the series."
consideringstories.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/e...
"Folks looking for a novel length meal of misery served atop a bed of angst will be left wanting. 'Gated Prey' is a terrific entry in the series."
consideringstories.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/e...
Why do I feel like I've seen a dozen movies or TV shows about hitmen who are losing their memory? It's become a cliche.
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Why do I feel like I've seen a dozen movies or TV shows about hitmen who are losing their memory? It's become a cliche.
Big congratulations to my friend robert dugoni on terrific @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social piece on him and his new book! www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
Robert Dugoni continues his Keera Duggan series with 'Her Cold Justice'
“Her Cold Justice,” the third book in Dugoni's Seattle-set Keera Duggan series, is a high-stakes courtroom drama that feels uncomfortably timely.
www.seattletimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Big congratulations to my friend robert dugoni on terrific @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social piece on him and his new book! www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
I loved this park when I was a kid... we went there all the time. www.latimes.com/travel/story...
This California theme park inspired Disneyland, Bob Baker Marionettes — and tickets are $19
Oakland's Children's Fairyland, which turned 75, is an argument that storytelling, combined with old-fashioned play, has a timeless appeal.
www.latimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I loved this park when I was a kid... we went there all the time. www.latimes.com/travel/story...
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Mystery Writers of America Announces 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations
The 80th Annual Edgar® Awards will be celebrated on April 29, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.
mysterywriters.org/2026-edgar-a...
The 80th Annual Edgar® Awards will be celebrated on April 29, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.
mysterywriters.org/2026-edgar-a...
2026 Edgar Award Nominations announced - Mystery Writers of America %
Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce, as we celebrate the 217th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the nominees for the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery f...
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January 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Mystery Writers of America Announces 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations
The 80th Annual Edgar® Awards will be celebrated on April 29, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.
mysterywriters.org/2026-edgar-a...
The 80th Annual Edgar® Awards will be celebrated on April 29, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.
mysterywriters.org/2026-edgar-a...
FALLEN STAR is an Edgar Award Finalist for the Sue Grafton Award... which make it especially meaningful for me, since Sue was an old friend. leegoldberg.com/fallen-star-...
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January 20, 2026 at 8:33 PM
FALLEN STAR is an Edgar Award Finalist for the Sue Grafton Award... which make it especially meaningful for me, since Sue was an old friend. leegoldberg.com/fallen-star-...
Here's my conversation with Fake Kristin Hannah, which takes a surprising turn... leegoldberg.com/my-conversat...
My Conversation with Fake Kristin Hannah - Lee Goldberg
My conversation with a scammer pretending to be Kristin Hannah, which goes in a surprising new direction...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Here's my conversation with Fake Kristin Hannah, which takes a surprising turn... leegoldberg.com/my-conversat...
Congrats to my friend Cara Black on her terrific Wall Street Journal review for HUGETTE.
"With its spirited cast of characters, sharply drawn settings and well-maintained suspense, “Huguette” should earn many votes as one of the best historical thrillers of the year."
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
"With its spirited cast of characters, sharply drawn settings and well-maintained suspense, “Huguette” should earn many votes as one of the best historical thrillers of the year."
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Mysteries: ‘Huguette’ by Cara Black
Plus “Only Way Out” by Tod Goldberg and “The Secret Sharers” by Qiu Xiaolong.
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January 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Congrats to my friend Cara Black on her terrific Wall Street Journal review for HUGETTE.
"With its spirited cast of characters, sharply drawn settings and well-maintained suspense, “Huguette” should earn many votes as one of the best historical thrillers of the year."
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
"With its spirited cast of characters, sharply drawn settings and well-maintained suspense, “Huguette” should earn many votes as one of the best historical thrillers of the year."
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Big congrats to my brother @todgoldberg.bsky.social on the great @wsj.com review for ONLY WAY OUT.
"There are echoes in this book of Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, Quentin Tarantino and Donald Westlake, but Mr. Goldberg is master of his own gonzo mix."
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
"There are echoes in this book of Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, Quentin Tarantino and Donald Westlake, but Mr. Goldberg is master of his own gonzo mix."
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Mysteries: ‘Huguette’ by Cara Black
Plus “Only Way Out” by Tod Goldberg and “The Secret Sharers” by Qiu Xiaolong.
www.wsj.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Big congrats to my brother @todgoldberg.bsky.social on the great @wsj.com review for ONLY WAY OUT.
"There are echoes in this book of Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, Quentin Tarantino and Donald Westlake, but Mr. Goldberg is master of his own gonzo mix."
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
"There are echoes in this book of Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, Quentin Tarantino and Donald Westlake, but Mr. Goldberg is master of his own gonzo mix."
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
A big thank you to Hank Wagner for including both my book FALLEN STAR, and my brother @todgoldberg.bsky.social's book ONLY WAY OUT, in his Best Books of 2025 list in Deadly Pleasures Magazine.
new.deadlypleasures.com/2026/01/05/hank-wagners-best-of-2025/
new.deadlypleasures.com/2026/01/05/hank-wagners-best-of-2025/
Hank Wagner’s Best of 2025 – Deadly Pleasures
Deadly Pleasures Contributor Hank Wagner provides us with his best list of 2025
new.deadlypleasures.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
A big thank you to Hank Wagner for including both my book FALLEN STAR, and my brother @todgoldberg.bsky.social's book ONLY WAY OUT, in his Best Books of 2025 list in Deadly Pleasures Magazine.
new.deadlypleasures.com/2026/01/05/hank-wagners-best-of-2025/
new.deadlypleasures.com/2026/01/05/hank-wagners-best-of-2025/
This morning I delivered SPLIT SCREEN, the 7th Eve Ronin novel, to my publisher. It will be out in October 2026 and is already available for pre-order. Plot details coming soon!
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Split Screen (Eve Ronin Book 7)
Amazon.com: Split Screen (Eve Ronin Book 7) eBook : Goldberg, Lee: Kindle Store
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January 6, 2026 at 12:42 AM
This morning I delivered SPLIT SCREEN, the 7th Eve Ronin novel, to my publisher. It will be out in October 2026 and is already available for pre-order. Plot details coming soon!
www.amazon.com/Split-Screen...
www.amazon.com/Split-Screen...
Many thanks to Best Thriller Books for the great review for MURDER BY DESIGN (6/26).
"Lee Goldberg has outdone himself. A murder mystery that demands to be read and will end up being ranked at the top of any serious list extolling the best books of 2026."
www.bestthrillerbooks.com/steve-netter...
"Lee Goldberg has outdone himself. A murder mystery that demands to be read and will end up being ranked at the top of any serious list extolling the best books of 2026."
www.bestthrillerbooks.com/steve-netter...
Murder By Design By Lee Goldberg — the best thriller books
Murder by Design is original and fresh, amusing and cheeky, deadly and thrilling, and completely engrossing. The kind of book that you read in one sitting, sleep be damned. Because it’s s...
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January 4, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Many thanks to Best Thriller Books for the great review for MURDER BY DESIGN (6/26).
"Lee Goldberg has outdone himself. A murder mystery that demands to be read and will end up being ranked at the top of any serious list extolling the best books of 2026."
www.bestthrillerbooks.com/steve-netter...
"Lee Goldberg has outdone himself. A murder mystery that demands to be read and will end up being ranked at the top of any serious list extolling the best books of 2026."
www.bestthrillerbooks.com/steve-netter...
I haven't heard from a single Fake Author in a couple of weeks now. Maybe Nigerian scammers took the holidays off... or finally realized it's a mistake to try the dumb con on me.
December 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I haven't heard from a single Fake Author in a couple of weeks now. Maybe Nigerian scammers took the holidays off... or finally realized it's a mistake to try the dumb con on me.
Merry Christmas!
December 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Merry Christmas!
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Just learned that @leegoldberg.bsky.social is no fan of The McRib 🤣 #FallenStar
December 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Just learned that @leegoldberg.bsky.social is no fan of The McRib 🤣 #FallenStar
Many thanks to Jeff Ayers and FirstClue for the great review of MURDER BY DESIGN, my new novel coming out in June.
"Hilarious and thought-provoking. Goldberg balances the humor and drama to perfection. The second book in this series cannot come fast enough."
firstcluereviews.com?p=4848
"Hilarious and thought-provoking. Goldberg balances the humor and drama to perfection. The second book in this series cannot come fast enough."
firstcluereviews.com?p=4848
Murder By Design – firstCLUE Reviews
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December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Many thanks to Jeff Ayers and FirstClue for the great review of MURDER BY DESIGN, my new novel coming out in June.
"Hilarious and thought-provoking. Goldberg balances the humor and drama to perfection. The second book in this series cannot come fast enough."
firstcluereviews.com?p=4848
"Hilarious and thought-provoking. Goldberg balances the humor and drama to perfection. The second book in this series cannot come fast enough."
firstcluereviews.com?p=4848
Congratulations to Tim Sandlin on the great Kings River Life review of LIT www.krlnews.com/2025/12/lit-...
"Lit" By Tim Sandlin: Review/Giveaway
The first sentence of Lit is an attention grabber. GroVont is the name of a small town in the mountains of Wyoming.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Congratulations to Tim Sandlin on the great Kings River Life review of LIT www.krlnews.com/2025/12/lit-...
Some very good advice... whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
Yes, All Those Author Services and Book Club Emails Are Fake, and No, Don’t Send Them Any Money
If you’re an author, or honestly if you just happen to be standing near an author these days, then you have probably seen a flood of emails in the past couple of months promising you that who…
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December 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Some very good advice... whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
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Just in case any journalist or editor reading this is tempted to minimize Trump's Reiner post because it's a "showbiz thing" and "real" stories are happening: No. It's a President thing and a decency thing, and if you don't understand that those things are newsworthy, you are failing in your duties.
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Just in case any journalist or editor reading this is tempted to minimize Trump's Reiner post because it's a "showbiz thing" and "real" stories are happening: No. It's a President thing and a decency thing, and if you don't understand that those things are newsworthy, you are failing in your duties.