Author Lee Goldberg in Conversation with Tod Goldberg
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A unique, dual-timeline novel that combines a contemporary thriller with a gritty Western, "Calico" is an explosive, page-turning investigative thriller with a mind-blowing twist. There's a saying in Barstow, California—the Interstate here only goes in one direction: Away. But it's the only place where ex-LAPD detective Beth McDade, after a staggering fall from grace, could get another badge… and a shot at redemption. Her fate is linked with a desperate stranger from over a century ago in Calico (a struggling mining town just a few miles further into the bleak landscape) when Beth investigates an old skeleton dug up in a shallow, sandy grave…
Both authors' books are available to order in the shop or online at timbrebooks.com.
Lee Goldberg is a two-time Edgar Award and two-time Shamus Award nominee, and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including "Lost Hills," the "Ian Ludlow" trilogy, fifteen "Monk" mysteries, and five internationally bestselling "Fox & O’Hare" books co-written with Janet Evanovich. He has also written and/or produced many TV shows, including "Diagnosis Murder," "SeaQuest," and "Monk," and is the co-creator of the hit Hallmark movie series "Mystery 101." Goldberg lives in Los Angeles.
Tod Goldberg is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen books, including "The Low Desert" (named Southwest Book of the Year), "Gangsterland" (a finalist for the Hammett Prize), "The House of Secrets" (which he co-authored with Brad Meltzer), "Living Dead Girl" (a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize), and the popular "Burn Notice" series, three times a finalist for the Scribe Award. Tod is also the cohost of the podcast Literary Disco, along with Julia Pistell & Rider Strong, and is a Professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside. He lives in Indio, CA.
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