Background
Goldberg, Lee Brian was born on February 20, 1962 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Alan Vernon and Janice (Barer) Goldberg.
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"As dark and twisted as anything Hammett or Chandler ever dreamed up...." Kirkus, Starred Review "Approaching the level of Lawrence Block is no mean feat, but Goldberg succeeds with this engaging PI novel." Publishers Weekly Harvey Mapes is a 26-year-old security guard who spends his nights in a guard shack outside a gated community in Southern California, reading detective novels, watching reruns, and waiting for his life to finally start... which happens when Cyril Parkus, one of the wealthy residents, asks Harvey to follow his beautiful wife Lauren. The lowly security guard jumps at the opportunity to fulfill his private eye fantasies and use everything he's learned from Spenser, Magnum, and Mannix. But things don't exactly go according to the books...or the reruns. As Harvey fumbles and stumbles through his first investigation, he discovers that the differences between fiction and reality can be deadly. With the help of his mortgage broker neighbor and occasional lover Carol, Harvey uncovers a blackmail plot that takes a sudden and unexpectedly tragic turn...plunging him into a world of violence, deception and murder... and forcing him to discover what it really takes to be a private eye. (This hardcover edition of this book is now out-of-print. New Kindle and paperback editions have now been released under the title WATCH ME DIE). CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR "WATCH ME DIE" "A wonderfully fresh voice in the mystery genre, Goldberg will delight fans of Janet Evanovich and Robert Crais," - Rick Riordan, author of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" "Lee Goldberg bravely marches into territory already staked out by some fierce competition--Donald Westlake, Lawrence Block, the early Harlan Coben--and comes out virtually unscathed." The Chicago Tribune "Goldberg has a knack for combining just the right amount of humor and realism with his obvious love for the PI genre and his own smart ass sensibilities. ...A terrific read. Goldberg is the real deal and should be on everyone's must read list." Crimespree Magazine "A quick, fun read with a satisfying and unexpected ending. Harvey Mapes is a hero I hope we see in a sequel." -- Phillip Margolin, author of "Gone But Not Forgotten"
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THE TV REFERENCE BOOK THAT BECAME A NATIONAL MEDIA SENSATION This is the ground-breaking, exhaustively-researched book that revealed, for the first time ever, all of the details behind the thousands of TV series ideas that were developed and rejected by the networks since the dawn of television. The book was an instant, national sensation when it was first published in 1990, winning enthusiastic critical acclaim and enormous media attention, including on-air praise from TV legend Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show," and was adapted into two hour-long specials, "The Greatest Shows You Never Saw" on CBS and "The Best TV Shows That Never Were" on ABC. This is a landmark work of television history and research ... a must-read for anyone who loves TV... and who wants to know how shows get on-the-air...and how they don't.
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The best bathroom reading ever!San Francisco ChronicleThe shows that got awayluckily.Hollywood ReporterPacked with amusing failures.Chicago Sun-TimesIrresistible and enthralling.Hartford CourantFull of fools gold and genuine TV treasures.The New York PostFinally in paperback! This two-volume set will tell youeverything you could possibly want to know about thethousands of TV series ideas rejected by the networks since1955who made them, who starred in them, what they wereabout, and why they ultimately failed.
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Goldberg, Lee Brian was born on February 20, 1962 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Alan Vernon and Janice (Barer) Goldberg.
Bachelor in Mass Communications, University of California at Los Angeles, 1985.
Freelance writer, various magazines, Los Angeles, since 1980; west coast correspondent, Starlog magazine, Los Angeles, since 1980; stringer, Newsweek magazine, Los Angeles, 1982-1987; special correspondent, Newsweek On Campus, Los Angeles, since 1982; reporter, Electronic Media magazine, Los Angeles, 1986-1987.
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Member Writers Guild American, Society Professional Journalists (Third place award 1983, 2d place award 1984).
Married; 1 child.