Lee Goldberg on his series of tie-in novels based on Monk
Original Airdates: May 15-17, 2026
TVC 736.4: While we’re on the subject of TV tie-in novels, we thought we’d bring you an encore presentation of our August 2011 conversation with New York Times bestselling novelist and Edgar Award-nominated television writer and producer Lee Goldberg (Spenser: For Hire, Diagnosis Murder, Monk). Lee’s latest novel, Murder by Design, becomes available in bookstores everywhere on Monday, June 1 and has been described as “James Bond meets Adrian Monk.” At the time we spoke to Lee in 2011, he had just released the latest in his series of original tie-in novels based on the Monk television series. Tony Figueroa co-hosts.
Lee Goldberg on his original novels based on Monk and Diagnosis Murder
Original Airdates: May 15-17, 2026
TVC 736.5: From August 2011: New York Times bestselling novelist Lee Goldberg talks to Ed and Tony about the popularity of his Monk tie-in novel series; why he ended the Diagnosis Murder tie-in series after eight books; and how he and William Rabkin came to write Successful Television Writing. Lee’s latest novel, Murder by Design, becomes available in bookstores everywhere on Monday, June 1 and has been described as “James Bond meets Adrian Monk.”
