Lee Goldberg
Autor(a) de The Heist
About the Author
Lee Goldberg is a screenwriter, TV producer, and the author of several books including King City, The Walk, the Monk series, and the Fox and O'Hare series written with Janet Evanovich. He was the 2012 recipient of the Poirot Award from Malice Domestic. (Bowker Author Biography)
Séries
Obras por Lee Goldberg
The Caper {short story} 30 exemplares
The Dead Man Vol 1 (Face of Evil, Ring of Knives, Heaven In Hell): 1-3 (Dead Man Series) (2012) 23 exemplares
Science Fiction Filmmaking in the 1980s: Interviews With Actors, Directors, Producers and Writers (1995) 7 exemplares
The Dead Man Vol 6: Colder than Hell, Evil to Burn, and Streets of Blood (Dead Man Series) (2013) 5 exemplares
Jack Webb's Star 2 exemplares
Mr. Monk and the BBQ 2 exemplares
Fast Track 1 exemplar
Likely Suspects: Addicted to Murder [Teleplay-One Hour Episodic-Final Draft Third Revisions] 1 exemplar
Likely Suspects: A Date With Death [Teleplay-One Hour Episodic-Final Draft Third Revisions] 1 exemplar
Likely Suspects: Murder Among Friends [Teleplay-One Hour Episodic-Final Draft Third Revisions 1 exemplar
Sem título 1 exemplar
The Story Behind Watch Me Die 1 exemplar
Bumsickle 1 exemplar
Ashes Never Lie (Sharpe & Walker) 1 exemplar
ASTRONOMIA NELL'ULTRAVIOLETTO 1 exemplar
Associated Works
A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Season 2, Episode 05: Murder Is Corny — Screenplay — 3 exemplares
Fangoria Horror Magazine #25, February 1983 — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Season 2, Episode 08: Poison a La Carte — Screenplay — 1 exemplar
A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Season 1, Episode 02-03: Champagne For One — Screenplay — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Ludlow, Ian (pseudonym)
- Data de nascimento
- 1962
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Educação
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Ocupações
- screenwriter
TV producer
journalist - Relações
- Goldberg, Tod (brother)
Woods, Linda (sister)
Barer, Burl (uncle)
Curran, Janice (mother)
Dinino, Karen (sister) - Organizações
- Writers Guild of America
Producers Guild
Mystery Writers of America
Western Writers of America
Authors Guild
International Thriller Writers (mostrar todos 11)
International Association of Media Tie-In Writers
PEN
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Writers Guild of Canada
Crime Writers' Association - Agente
- Gina Maccoby (books)
Mitchel Stein (TV & Film, US)
Peter McFarlane (TV & Film, Europe)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 98
- Also by
- 8
- Membros
- 10,820
- Popularidade
- #2,196
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 591
- ISBN
- 466
- Línguas
- 8
- Marcado como favorito
- 6
I don't normally read novels based on a TV series but I have fond memories of Monk, especially the chemistry between Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford and I love the way Lee Goldberg uses humour so I found the first book in the series and dived in (I know what you're thinking: "Did it have to be the first book? Couldn't you have started anywhere?" Well, I could no more start in the middle of a series than Monk could get through a day without Wet Ones).
'Mr Monk Goes To The Firehouse' was a light comfort read that makes me smile and sometimes laugh.
It helped that I could immediately see Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford in my head as the story unfolded but I wouldn't have had as much fun as I did if this had just been a script turned into a novel. The outcome would have been too flat I think.
Lee Goldberg's decision to tell the story from Natalie Teeger's point of view was what made the book work for me. I enjoyed being inside her head, learning more about her and seeing Monk through her eyes. It turns out that Natalie has a dry sense of humour that I took pleasure in. Also, I'd much rather be in Natalie's head than Monk's. Being inside Monk's head for 250 pages would have been very uncomfortable.
Despite the large number of dead bodies (Monk solves multiple murders in this one) the tone remained cosy without dropping down into sickeningly cute. The mysteries snagged my curiosity and kept my attention, Natalie's worldview kept me engaged and I enjoyed all the little details of San Fransico's history. The main thing for me though was the warm glow I felt from the gentle humour that drives the book.
I'll be back for more Mr Monk when I'm in need of a reliable comfort read.… (mais)