Short Stories/Novellas
From Top Suspense...the name you can count on for great e-books, novellas, and short stories. Kevin Dangler is a once-famous author desperate to regain his lost glory while traveling the back-roads of middle America, selling remaindered, fifth-editions of his first book out of the trunk of his car. When he meets a woman who loves his work, he believes she might be his salvation...or perhaps his nightmare. This story was an Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice finalist and has previously appeared in the anthologies "Three Ways to Die" and "Top Suspense." BONUS FEATURE: The story contains a link to a free, streaming video of the acclaimed movie version of "Remaindered," written & directed by Lee Goldberg. Critical Praise for REMAINDERED: “REMAINDERED is brilliant! Hilarious, suspenseful, with booksigning sequences that induce PTSD... bravo!” Barry Eisler, bestselling author of “Hard Rain.” “REMAINDERED was such a hoot. I loved everything about it and had so much fun. More awesomeness from Lee Goldberg,” Sara Gran, author of “Dope” and “Come Closer.” “REMAINDERED was so well done on some many levels,” Naomi Hirahara, bestselling author of “Blood Hina.” “A most enjoyable mini-feature. Professional all the way from screenplay to actors to direction. I must say I also laughed at all the touches of wry comedy. Lee Goldberg has the goods,” William Link, Emmy Award winning writer/co-creator of “Columbo” and “Murder She Wrote” “REMAINDERED, is a smooth piece of business – not only crisply directed and acted, but with a sense of humor that resists the temptation to go over the top offered by the film’s content. REMAINDERED is a hoot, a low budget production with a big heart and exceptional values, a twenty minute film that keeps you holding your breath until it explodes with laughter,” Paul Bishop, author of “Twice Dead” and host of the upcoming ABC reality series “Take the Money and Run.” “The story was great and the actors were outstanding,” Joel Goldman, author of “No Way Out.” “I loved REMAINDERED!” Daniel J. Hale, co-author of “Red Card.” “Very entertaining. Hard to believe it was directed by a first-timer. And I loved the soundtrack,” Matt Witten, writer/producer of “House,” “Medium” and “Law & Order.” “I enjoyed REMAINDERED immensely,” Hal Ackerman, author of “Stein Stoned” and co-chair of the screenwriting department of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television “One of the highlights of Bouchercon - the world mystery convention - was watching Lee Goldberg's independent film REMAINDERED. If it comes to a film festival near you, don't miss it. It rocked the house,” Julie Kramer, author of “Silencing Sam.” “A marvelous script. Haven't heard that much out loud laughter from an audience in a long time,” Robert S. Levinson, author of “Ask a Dead Man.” “REMAINDERED is terrific,” Ken Levine, Emmy-award winning writer/producer of “M*A*S*H” and “Cheers.” “Really well done and hilarious,” Sheila Lowe, author of “Written in Blood” “This twenty-minute film is funny, sharply observed, and very well put together. It might be a low-budget production, but it doesn't look it. The actors are having fun, and Goldberg gets the most out of every shot,” Bill Crider, author of “Outrage at Blanco.” “Stinging and accomplished…the tale is as well-turned as you’d expect from a pro and it takes imaginative flight from a reality that’ll be recognized by anyone who has ever faced the world over a stack of books at a signing table,” Stephen Gallagher, author/writer/creator of the hit BBC TV series “The Eleventh Hour.”
Hold on tight for a wild, rollicking, action-adventure novella that captures all of the fun, excitement and pure escapist pleasure of the Dirty Harry , Lethal Weapon and the Die Hard movies...with the humor, sharp dialogue and inventiveness that you've come to expect from Lee Goldberg, #1 New York Times bestselling author of True Fiction . Los Angeles cop John "Tidal Wave" McGrave is an unstoppable force of nature who always gets his man...even if it means laying waste to everything around him, including his own career...which is exactly what happens in his pursuit of Sebastian Richter, the ruthless leader of an international gang of violent thieves. When Richter flees to Berlin, McGrave chases after him...even though the cop doesn't know the language, the laws, or the culture. But McGrave doesn't care...he speaks the universal language of knee in the groin and fist in the face...and he won't let anything get in his way. "McGrave" is guaranteed to leave you breathless...and with a big smile on your face. CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR LEE GOLDBERG "Can books be better than TV? You bet they can -- when Lee Goldberg's writing them. Get aboard now for a thrill ride," Lee Child "Approaching the level of Lawrence Block is no mean feat, but Goldberg succeeds..." Publishers Weekly "You'd be hard-pressed to find another recent work that provides so many hip and humorous moments," Bookgasm "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 "Goldberg has a knack for combining just the right amount of humor and realism [...]he should be on everyone's must read list." Crimespree Magazine "Lee Goldberg is known for his cleverness and sense of humor. He shows how a masterful plotter can take a character in a comic situation and lead him into unexpected danger in an eye-blink," - Thomas Perry, New York Times bestselling author "You'll finish this book breathless!" Janet Evanovich "Leaves you guessing right up until the heart-stopping ending," Lisa Gardner "Lee Goldberg can plot and write with the best of them," Mystery Scene Magazine "Entertaining and ruefully funny," Honolulu Star Bulletin CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR McGRAVE : "Sitting down to read McGrave is like getting hit in the face with a double-fistload of two-by-four. For those of you who thrill to the throaty roar of a V-8 engine and long for the days when policework came from Bruce Willis University, Lee Goldberg has got a read for you. Strap in and hold tight," Mel Odom, author of the Left Behind Apocalypse series "Lee Goldberg has answered one of my prayers. A new lawman-in-new-territory series. McGrave is everything I've been waiting for. This a first-rate, one-night read. For me it's a five-star implementation of a five-star idea," Mugshots Blog ""The fastest-paced book I read this year and maybe the most purely entertaining. It's a fish-out-of-water cop thriller that's great fun from start to finish. Goldberg pulls off a very neat trick, producing a yarn that's part serious, part satire, and all action. It seems like I had a grin on my face the whole time I was reading it. I loved it," James Reasoner, author of Texas Wind "This book is the literary equivalent of buffalo wings and boilermakers. " Post Modern Pulps "It's terrific. Non-stop action and a lot of laughs. Reading it was like watching a great action movie." Bill Crider, author of Outrage at Blanco .
Fast Track is the exhilarating street-racing adventure novella from Lee Goldberg, #1 New York Times bestselling author of True Fiction, Lost Hills and The Walk. Speed. It’s exhilaration. It’s freedom. It’s risk. It’s escape. It’s sex. And it’s money… fast money, quickly won and quickly lost. But for four young urban street racers in L.A., speed is something else entirely. It’s a way of life… and the only way they know that they’re alive. And they need to prove it to themselves…every second of every day. Not just in their cars. Not just on the streets. Buckle up, friends. It’s a hell of a ride. Don't miss Fast Track: No Limits, the hit feature film version that's loaded with street racing action and breathtaking stunts, now available on Amazon Prime and on DVD.
From Lee Goldberg, #1 New York Times bestselling author, comes the darkest, most hard-boiled work of his career... This hand-grenade of pure noir features two, never-before-published crime stories about Ray Boyd, an ex-con traveling the open road in a used, black-and-white, Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor. Ray is the anti-Reacher. He doesn't help people in trouble. He helps himself. Fair warning, these two violent, sexually explicit stories -- Ray Boyd isn't Stupid and Occasional Risk -- mark a sharp departure from the police procedurals and fast-moving thrillers that Goldberg is known for, though they feature the same ingenious plotting, colorful characters, and outrageous wit of his best-loved work. They are, as he says in his lively introduction, a test run. If there is an enthusiastic response to the stories, he says that Ray Boyd will be back... In the meantime, Ray Boyd returns in Crown Vic 2: "If I Were a Rich Man," a new novella that was originally published as part of the acclaimed collection Eight Very Bad Nights. Praise for Crown Vic "Diamond hard noir. No holds barred, no punches pulled. There's a whole lot of fun to be had. Clever stories that riff on the classics. Sharp, to-the-point, and briskly-written. More Ray Boyd please, Mr. Goldberg." CrimeTime FM " Crown Vic’s stories are a marvelous mash-up of Dan J. Marlowe’s early Earl Drake novels – The Name of the Game is Death , Endless Hour – and the erotic thrillers so popular in video stores during the 1990s. But Ray, even with all his failings, is a Lee Goldberg character: observant, witty, at times downright funny – for the reader at least – and a heck of a good escape for all of us drab work-a-day slobs." Gravetapping "And here I thought that Lee Goldberg was such a nice boy…I mean, the man wrote episodes of Diagnosis Murder ! And its tie-ins! But in Crown Vic , Goldberg unleashes the beast with two violent, sexually explicit and previously unpublished stories that just reek of 1950s pulp paperbacks." The Thrilling Detective *****" A fun departure for Goldberg and a throwback to the thrilling and erotic men’s adventure novels of the 1970s." Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Praise for Lee Goldberg's Books "Goldberg is a master of his craft.” Library Journal "Thriller fiction at its absolute finest." Lee Child "Goldberg’s thrillers are some of the wittiest around." CrimeReads "One of crime writing’s true pros. Elmore Leonard and Donald Westlake would’ve loved this wild heist.” Ace Atkins " Goldberg is every bit the equal of Michael Connelly.” Providence Journal "One of America’s greatest crime and thriller writers." Garry Disher "A cut above the rest.” Philadelphia Inquirer " “Lee Goldberg puts the pro in police procedural." Meg Gardiner "A cop novel so good it makes much of the old guard read like they’re going through the motions until they can retire." Booklist "A heroine for the ages." Michael Connelly "Goldberg proves again that he is a master storyteller.” Mystery & Suspense Magazine "Goldberg walks a tightrope between suspense and humor and never slips.” Linwood Barclay "Goldberg’s fast-paced prose should put this one on the radar of every crime-fiction fan.” National Public Radio