Lee Goldberg
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Phil Giunta
I always wanted to see a follow up story where private detective Adrian Monk takes the “cool pill” prescribed by Dr. Kroger in the televised episode “Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine”. I found it hilarious and at the same time, very poignant and touching to observe what happens when the pill’s effects wear off and Monk returns to his life of OCD and social paranoia. I was curious to see how differently Natalie would handle the situation as opposed to Sharona, Monk’s former assistant/nurse.
I was not disappointed. Lee Goldberg, writer of several Monk TV episodes, crafts the story adeptly, putting Monk on the pill only at the beginning and end of the story and describing Monk’s behavior in detail the first time while leaving it to the reader’s imagination for his second dose.
In between, Monk finds himself in Hawaii, intruding on Natalie’s vacation. While there, he solves a myriad of crimes for the police including murder, a series of burglaries, and drug smuggling. Before and after the crimes, Monk also publicly reveals a lying bigamist (to Natalie’s embarrassment) and a charlatan psychic.
This the second Monk novel I’ve read, the first being Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse, and I enjoyed them both.
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Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii (1)
Some people think Hawaii is paradise, but Monk knows that danger, like dirt, lurks everywhere. Look at Helen Gruber, the rich tourist who took a fatal blow from a coconut. The police say it fell from a tree, but Monk suspects otherwise. His assistant Natalie isn’t exactly thrilled about Monk’s latest investigation. It w…
Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu (1)
Monk is horrified when he learns there’s going to be a blue flu in San Francisco-until Capt. Stottlemeyer explains that it just means the police plan to call in “sick” until they get a better contract.The good news is the labor dispute will give Monk a chance to get back on the force.The bad news is it means he’ll be a …
Mr. Monk on the Road (0)
Monk’s out on the open highway-but crime is a hitchhiker that won’t be ignored.
With his job secure and his wife’s murder finally solved, Adrian Monk is feeling strangely…satisfied. He’d like his agoraphobic brother Ambrose to feel the same way, so Monk puts a secret ingredient in Ambrose’s birthday cake: sleepin…
Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants (0)
The new mystery based on the hit USA_Network series featuring Adrian Monk… Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective. The husband of Monk’s former assistant, Sharona, has been arrested for murder. Now back in San Francisco, she’s ready to reclaim her place in Monk’s life-much to the chagrin of his current assistant, Natalie. W…
Mr. Monk Is Cleaned Out (0)
Monk’s been swindled out of his savings-but now it’s payback time, in the latest original mystery featuring everyone’s favorite OCD detective.
In the midst of a financial crisis, the SFPD fires Adrian Monk as a consultant. Monk figures he can live off his savings for a while. Then Natalie learns that Monk invested …
Mr. Monk in Outer Space (0)
First time in Paperback
Based on the hit USA Network seriesa from EdgarA® Award-nominated “Monk” screenwriter Lee Goldberg
Monk journeys into the realm of the cult science fiction show “Beyond Earth”awhere he meets fans just as obsessive-compulsive as he is. Though heas not preoccupied with the program himself…
Mr. Monk in Trouble (0)
Ever since a 1962 unsolved train robbery made it famous, people have flocked to the town of Trouble in California’s gold country, searching for the booty that train robbers supposedly dumped off the Golden Rail Express in a botched heist.
When the museum watchman is murdered, Monk and his assistant, Natalie, are sen…
Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop (0)
More compulsive fun in this all-new, original mystery starring everyone’s favorite OCD detective, “one of television’s best-loved characters.”(“Honolulu Star- Bulletin”)
Leland Stottlemeyer is used to obsessive- compulsive genius Adrian Monk getting all the praise and attention. But the police captain is feeling a l…
Mr. Monk Goes to Germany (0)
Adrian Monk is actually doing well lately. He’s solving murders as fast as they come, and he’s been noticeably less compulsive—he doesn’t count his morning Wheat Chex until they’re in the bowl. Progress is progress, and Monk knows he owes it all to his therapist, Dr. Kroger.
So when Dr. Kroger attends a conference…
Mr. Monk Is Miserable (0)
More compulsive, page-turning fun in this all-new, original mystery starring the popular TV detective.
Monk already ruined a trip to Germany for his longsuffering assistant Natalie. The least he can do is accompany her on a detour to Franceaand try not to ruin that too. In fact, Monk throws Natalie for a loop by ann…
My Gun Has Bullets (0)
When Beverly Hills Police Officer Charlie Willis pulls over a speeding Rolls Royce hell-bent for Neiman Marcus, he
Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse (0)
The brand-new mystery series starring the brilliant, beloved, and slightly off-balance sleuth from the USA Network’s hit show
Monk’s house is being fumigated, and he has nowhere to go. Fortunately, his assistant Natalie and her daughter are kind enough to welcome him into their home. Unfortunately, their home is n…
