The Double Life

Diagnosis Murder #7

by Lee Goldberg

Surviving a hit-and-run accident, Dr. Mark Sloan, plagued by amnesia, is determined to find the truth, and, during the course of his investigation, stumbles upon a mystery involving a series of strange deaths that occured in the same hospital parking lot where he was nearly killed. Original.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Crime

244 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 7, 2006

About the author

Lee Goldberg is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over forty novels, including Malibu Burning, Calico, Lost Hills (the first novel in his acclaimed "Eve Ronin" series), 15 "Monk" mysteries, five "Fox & O'Hare" adventures (co-written with Janet Evanovich), and the new thriller Ashes Never Lie, the second in his "Sharpe & Walker" series.. He's written and/or produced many TV shows, including Diagnosis Murder, SeaQuest, and Monk and he co-created the Hallmark movie series Mystery 101.

Reviews

[Tricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lee Goldberg is such a clever writer, so enjoyable to read! Add Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan and who can resist? I enjoyed the twist in this one, even though I could see it coming from a mile away!

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr. Mark, plagued by amnesia, is going to great lengths to find out what's going on. In the process he stumbles across a number of murders that occurred in the lot where he was nearly killed.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the show Diagnosis Murder, and this is a great way to revisit the series.

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been reading the MONK series by Lee Goldberg and one day this summer I took the grandchildren to the library. As we walked in I spotted a table with papperbacks that the library was selling for a quarter. I began to browse through the books and discovered that Lee Goldberg also writes a series of DIAGNOSIS MURDER books.
THE DOUBLE LIFE IS A SURPRISINGLY GOOD STORY, AND A THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH THIS BOOK YOU THINK TO YOURSELF WHATS GOING ON? AFTER THAT MYSERY BEGINS TO UNRAVEL AND THE SUSPENSE BUILDS. THE DOUBLE LIFE IS FULL OF SURPRISES. MID WAY THROUGH THE BOOK I WENT TO LEE GOLDBERG.COM AND DISCOVERED THIS IS THE SEVENTH IN A SERIES OF EIGHT DIAGNOSIS MURDER BOOKS THAT HE HAS WRITTEN. I WILL DEFINITELY BE READING MORE OF THIS SERIES.

[Nicolas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been a fan of this series since the beginning. I liked being tossed in the deep end with Mark as he tries to figure out what happened to him and how it relates to the greater mystery. I pounded through this in one sitting because I was so curious about how it would resolve. I was not disappointed.

We talked about other books we read in one sitting over on the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep...

[Mark Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dr. Sloan wakes up from a coma to find he's forgotten the last two years of his life, including his new wife. Will working on a mystery help him get his life back? The characters are great as always, but the plot just didn't quite work the way it was supposed to. Still entertaining.

Read my full review at Carstairs Considers.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

An entertaining if not a taxing read. Some humour along side some serious issues here. Mostly slapstick humour though!

I would look out for more of them but only if they were from the library (as this was) or really cheap.

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed it...I used to watch the tv series with my grandmother who has since passed on. Reading the book brought back lots of sweet memories.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I seem to see these lots of places including our local library, nice light reading about one of my favorite detectives, Dr. Mark Sloan.