LEONARD GOLDBERG is the USA Today bestselling author of the Joanna Blalock medical thrillers. His novels have been translated into a dozen languages and were selections of the Book of the Month Club, French and Czech book clubs, and The Mystery Guild. They were featured as People's Page-Turner of the Week and at the International Book Fair. After a long career affiliated with the UCLA Medical Center as a Clinical Professor of Medicine, he now lives on an island off the coast of Charleston, SC.
"Holmes lovers will enjoy the intricate Sherlockian reasoning Joanna and Johnny bring to the puzzle. --Publishers Weekly ""Lets the reader imagine what it would be like if there was another generation of Holmes to set wrongs right."" --Mystery Scene Goldberg does a good job of bringing Holmes' old stomping ground vividly to life...When it's revealed what the assailant was after, we are not in the least disappointed. --Woman Around Town ...the novel is written well, the plot intricate, and the solution is not obvious. Fans of Laurie R. King and Charles Finch will find this series a solid TBR (To Be Read). --Mystery Tribune There's much to hold a reader's interest and the feel of the stories is very similar to Conan Doyle's writing...The plots are convoluted and twisty enough to satisfy most readers. --Gumshoe Review An excellent series...Joanna's deductive abilities are the equal of her father's...Goldberg draws a fascinating picture of the dark side of London's art world...highly recommended. --Historical Novel Society Leonard Goldberg proves his skill as an author of this particular type of detective fiction time and again in this volume, with observations in the style of the great detective coming forth more than once...a most entertaining volume, featuring a complicated mystery, a clear knowledge of history, and an undeniable sense of adventure. --Green Man Review"