Tod Goldberg Burn Notice: The Bad Beat

I had the pleasure to interview Tod Goldberg yesterday on my blogtalk radio show The G-ZONE; he was a blast! I will put the link a little further below. Now that being said, I had finished the novel a little bit ago but wanted to wait until I got a chance to listen to him before I put this out. For those of us that have enjoyed this series of novels thus far, I want to say thanks to Tod Goldberg for 5 fun reads. Sadly “The Bad Beat” is his swan song as he moves on to other projects we can look forward to in the future. My take on the novel is pure glee; I just love the series. They are great bursts of insight into the characters that we can’t get from the show, getting an inside glimpse at what goes on between the ears of Michael, Sam and Fiona. Goldberg is fortunate to get scripts from the show so he doesn’t replicate scenes that have appeared in the show. He has an uncanny way with words and a gift of edgy humor that puts his stamp on the characters and the series. I for one feel fortunate to have read all five and can say without a doubt if you have not read any of them, you should pick one up, it doesn’t matter which one; they are all fine to read out of order. Go for the ride with Michael Weston and friends, you will not be burned.

Here is the link to yesterday’s show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gelatisscoop/2011/08/09/tod-goldberg-a...

“  Michael Westen is still in Miami, trying to survive as a spy without a country. Brent Grayson is a nineteen-year-old college kid who claims to own a company that doesn't really exist. And Michael has to save Brent's father from loan sharks and fend off sinister Russian businessman who see every takeover as an opportunity to be hostile.”

Tod Goldberg

“Tod Goldberg is the author of the novels Living Dead Girl, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Fake Liar Cheat & Burn Notice: The Fix, as well as the short story collection Simplify, winner of the Other Voices Short Story Collection Prize and a finalist for the SCBA Award in Fiction.” 

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