Watch Me Die

Watch Me Die

"As dark and twisted as anything Hammett or Chandler ever dreamed up...." Kirkus, Starred Review<br /><br /> "Approaching the level of Lawrence Block is no mean feat, but Goldberg succeeds with this engaging PI novel." Publishers Weekly<br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />(This book was previously released under the title "The Man With the Iron-On Badge" and nominated for Best Novel by the Private Eye Writers of America)<br /><br />CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR "WATCH ME DIE" <br /><br />€œA 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"<br /><br /> "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<br /><br />"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<br /><br />"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"