Lee Goldberg

My Conversation with Fake Freida McFadden - Lee Goldberg Lee Goldberg shares his conversation with a Nigerian scammer who is pretending to be author Freida McFadden

My brief conversation with Fake Freida McFadden <slaughterfreida@gmail.com> leegoldberg.com/my-conversat...

My Conversation with Fake Ali Hazelwood - Lee Goldberg Here is my conversation with Fake Ali Hazelwood <hazelwoodali069@gmail.com>. I am not familiar with her, but this is now the second time I’ve been hit up by Nigerians pretending to be lesser-known aut...

BLOG: My conversation with a Nigerian scammer pretending to be author Ali Hazelwood leegoldberg.com/my-conversat...

It's the Famous Author scam! writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...

Big congrats to Tim Sandlin on the launch of LIT!
"In the slightly unhinged LIT...crimes eventually get solved, but spending time with the quirky, unforgettable characters is a lot more important." New York Times
www.amazon.com/LIT-Tim-Sand...

My friend Max Allan Collins talks about the early days of the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers in this interview with David Spencer for the second edition of THE NOVELIZERS maxallancollins.com/blog/2025/12...

I'm thrilled & flattered to be joining @gigipandian.bsky.social as the 2027 Left Coast Crime Guests of Honor... and Craig Johnson, the Lifetime Achievement honoree!
leftcoastcrime.org/2027/

FALL BACK TO READING SERIES 2025 – Featuring Lee Goldberg Blog by Debbie Laskey about marketing, branding, social media, management, leadership, employee engagement, customer experiences, public relations.

Today I'm interviewed on @debbielaskeymba.bsky.social 's blog. www.debbielaskeysblog.com/2025/12/fall...

This Grifter’s Town Is Built on a Corpse and a Lie In Only Way Out, Tod Goldberg leaves the desert for the Oregon coast, unspooling a hilarious, violent noir that redefines the meaning of hustle.

Congrats to my brother @todgoldberg.bsky.social FANTASTIC @altajournal.bsky.social review for ONLY WAY OUT.

"Violent, hilarious, and thought-provoking by turns, 'Only Way Out' further cements Goldberg’s reputation as an heir to Elmore Leonard or Carl Hiaasen."

www.altaonline.com/books/fictio...

My Conversation with Fake Peter James - Lee Goldberg Lee Goldberg's conversation with a Nigerian scammer pretending to be author Peter James.

BLOG: My conversations with Fake @peterjamesuk and Fake Mary Kubica leegoldberg.com/my-conversat...

YouTube video by Lee Goldberg BRONK THEME Cover Version

This is a cover version of Lalo Schifrin's theme for BRONK, a short-lived, 1970s TV series, performed by the Universal TV Sound Orchestra for the 1975 Japanese album "American TV Themes." It is the only commercial version of the theme ever released.
youtu.be/AQmZm3aqyso

YouTube video by Lee Goldberg BRONK - Cover Version

This is a cover version of Lalo Schifrin's theme for BRONK, a short-lived, 1970s TV series, performed by the Universal TV Sound Orchestra for the 1975 Japanese album "American TV Themes." It is the only commercial release of the theme ever released.
youtu.be/ktGGB1XJyQ0

Non-Fiction Friday: David's Journey with Prostate Cancer On today's 246th episode of The Thriller Zone, we're playing outside the standard sandbox, as David Temple's wife Tammy hosts The Thriller Zone. Not only that, we'r…

My friend David Temple opens up about his prostate cancer journey. All men should listen to this... Thriller Zone: www.thethrillerzone.com/non-fiction-...

Author Tod Goldberg is fascinated by characters who make poor decisions Goldberg, whose latest book is the crime novel ‘Only Way Out,’ directs the Low Residency MFA program in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts at the University of Calif…

Here is a great interview with my brother Tod Goldberg in the Orange County Register (and other papers nationwide). www.ocregister.com/2025/11/28/a...

My Conversation with Fake Gail Honeyman - Lee Goldberg Lee Goldberg's conversation with a Nigerian scammer pretending to be Scottish author Gail Honeyman

My conversation with a Nigerian scammer pretending to be author Gail Honeyman. Now this is an unusual one... leegoldberg.com/my-conversat...

It contains Switch Police Woman Baretta Toma Mannix
NBC Mystery Movie McMillan and WifeMission: Impossible, Kung Fu, The Night Stalker, The Fugitive Petrocelli
It Takes a Thief, Combat, Rockford Files, Six Million Dollar Man, Kojak, The Persuaders, Hawaii Five-O, McCloud Barnaby Jones Ironside

I ordered the two-record LP from Japan for $18! It got here in just a few days in MINT condition. There was another sequel album from the same company and I ordered it too... primarily for a version of Lalo Schifrin's BRONK theme.

Fallen Star, the new mystery by Lee Goldberg (book review) Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department detective Eve Ronin is back in a new mystery from author Lee Goldberg. Ronin is the cop, who became a social media star, that begrudgingly agreed to a TV series bas…

Big thanks to Mike Miller for the great review of FALLEN STAR!
"This is his best Eve Ronin mystery ever, I cannot recommend it enough."
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YouTube video by Lee Goldberg The Night Stalker Theme Cover Version

Here is a bizarre cover version of Gil Melle's THE NIGHT STALKER theme, performed by the Universal TV Studio Orchestra from the 1975 Japanese album American TV Themes Double Deluxe
youtu.be/aOlrYYobeqU

YouTube video by Lee Goldberg Toma Theme Cover Version

Here is a cover version of the Mike Post & Peter Carpenter's TOMA theme performed by the Universal TV Studio Orchestra from the 1975 Japanese album American TV Themes Double Deluxe
youtu.be/yh3vfWdlh2I

Strangest goddam case. Made stranger by the furtive, we-owe-no-real-explanations behavior of the U.S. Attorney's office and DOJ.

More is certainly known or surmised. Less gas been forthcoming for decades now.

‘Fallen Star’ (2025) – Eve Ronin #6 by Lee Goldberg A fifty-five-gallon drum washes up in the Malibu Lagoon stuffed with the corpse of Gene Dent, the key player in a bribery scandal that ensnared several local politicians. LASD detectives Eve Ronin …

Many thanks to Mike Finn for the great review of FALLEN STAR.

mikefinnsfiction.com/2025/11/25/f...

Gaumont’s Apple TV Series ‘The Hunt’ Pulled as It Investigates Plagiarism Allegations Apple TV's upcoming French series "The Hunt,' from Gaumont, has been shelved for now as the studio investigates plagiarism allegations.

Wow, this takes some chutzpah. The plot of the new French TV series THE HUNT sounds identical to a 1973 novel that was also made into a movie . variety.com/2025/tv/news...

For anyone who has been confused by the disappearance of the official Anthropic Settlement website, it's back online: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

It was temporarily removed thanks to concerns by the judge in the case, who stipulated a number of changes that had to be made.

I’ve never seen so many pies at Costco before… and those are just the apple pies in one section and pecan pies is another!

My Conversation with Fake Mark Haddon - Lee Goldberg Lee Goldberg's conversation with a Nigerian scammer pretending to be author Mark Haddon.

My conversation with Nigerian scammers who are pretending to be author Mark Haddon to swindle writers. leegoldberg.com/my-conversat...

A LAW & ORDER trivia question -- is Deputy D.A. Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy) in recent seasons of LAW & ORDER related to deputy D.A. Evelyn Price (Regina Hall) in the short-lived LAW & ORDER: LA ?

If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...

The wonderful @victoriastrauss.com of Writer Beware reveals all the versions of the Famous Author scam. writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...

My Conversation with Fake David Baldacci - Lee Goldberg Lee Goldberg's conversation with a Nigerian scammer pretending to be David Baldacci.

BLOG: My conversation with Fake @davidbaldacci.bsky.social <baldaccidavid1@gmail.com>, another Nigerian scammer.

leegoldberg.com/my-conversat...

Controlling Your Narrative: Lee Goldberg’s Bone Canyon Los Angeles Couty Sheriff’s Department homicide detective Eve Ronin is fresh from her last case when she’s called out to the canyons in the Santa Monica Mountains to inspect some human remains. A s…

Here's a great, detailed review from a reader/blogger discovering Eve Ronin for the first time... and is now on his second book, BONE CANYON. Echos of that book play a big role in FALLEN STAR (out now) and the upcoming SPLIT SCREEN (out in Oct 2026).
consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/e...

My Conversations with the Third Fake Barbara Kingsolver and the Third Fake Suzanne Collins - Lee Goldberg My conversation with the third (or is it the fourth?) Fake Barbara Kingsolver (barbarakingsolver205@gmail.com)...a Nigerian scammer.

BLOG: My conversations with the third fake Barbara Kingsolver and third fake Suzanne Collins. leegoldberg.com/my-conversat...