Author:

Lee Goldberg

Genre:

Crime- Solving, Humor.

The Story:

Everything has been going well for former SFPD lieutenant Randy Disher in Summit, New Jersey, where he lives with Monk’s previous assistant, Sharona, and works as the new police chief. But when the city’s leadership is arrested for fraudulently inflated salaries, Disher suddenly finds himself as the acting mayor.

Now, Disher has to manage the police department and shoulder the day to day responsibility of running a town that is in the midst of a wave of residential robberies. In desperation, Disher reaches out to the one person he knows can solve the crimes: Adrian Monk.

When Monk and his assistant, Natalie, arrive in New Jersey, Disher makes them temporary police officers. Summit is about to become the cleanest and most symmetrical city on Earth. But then the string of home burglaries escalates to arson and murder…and someone tries very, very hard to send Monk and Natalie back to San Francisco in coffins.

The Review:

I was very sad when Monk ended with the 8th season when he finds out who killed his wife  and that he has a daughter. It was a very touching end to a brilliant series. After which Lee Goldberg continued the series with books. Mr Monk on the Road, Mr Monk on the Couch and now Mr Monk on Patrol. They all start directly after he figures out who kills his wife.

This book is as wonderful as is the series. This brings back Monks ex-assistant Sharona and former SFPD Lieutenant Randy Disher who is now the chief of Summit PD.

The book has a very unexpected ending. Leaving me wanting the next book soon.

*Note: The following contains spoilers. Incase you don’t want spoilers for the book, stop reading the review here. Or else continue*

************* Spoilers ****************

In the book, Monk and Natalie become temporary cops after brining down two cops for burglary. When they first arrive in the city Mr Monk, tries to apprehend a woman who sells Poop in a shop called poop. Monk, with his usual OCD self, admonishes the owner Ellen Morse. Later in the book, he finds himself attracted to her and turns out that she too has OCD.

Natalie enjoys being a cop too after they take down a murderer. Sharona and Randy, at the end ask Natalie if she wants to stay here as a cop.  When they ask Mr Monk he replies. But both of they replies are not given.