Mr. Monk on Patrol

Mr. Monk on Patrol
	1st edition 2012 hard cover
Author	Lee Goldberg
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Monk mystery novel series
Genre	Mystery novel
Publisher	Signet Books
Publication date	January 3, 2012
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Preceded by	Mr. Monk on the Couch
Followed by	Mr. Monk is a Mess

Mr. Monk on Patrol is the thirteenth novel written by Lee Goldberg to be based on the television series Monk. It was published on January 3, 2012. Like the other novels, the story is narrated by Natalie Teeger, Monk's assistant.

Plot summary[]

The town of Summit, New Jersey is hit with a string of arrests of high-profile politicians, leaving Randy Disher serving as the town's mayor.^[1] Since Summit's police are understaffed, and the controversy brought forth more criminal activity, Disher's girlfriend flies to San Francisco to convince Adrian Monk and Natalie Teeger to help their friend Randy,^[2] by serving as temporary police officers for the town. While working as police officers, Monk and Natalie discover a body, and Monk soon receives a threat on his own life that is meant to scare him away.

Adrian Monk ignores the threats and keeps investigating, until he solves the murder. Weeks after the arrest, Captain Stottlemeyer asks Natalie and Monk whether they’re going to return to San Francisco. Monk makes a decision, which will be revealed in the next novel.

Mr. Monk and the Open House[]

Mr. Monk and the Open House is an excerpt from Mr. Monk on Patrol that was published as a short story in the December 2011 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine before the release of the book.^[3]

List of characters[]

Characters from the television series[]

Adrian Monk: the titular detective, played on the series by Tony Shalhoub
Natalie Teeger: Monk's loyal assistant and the narrator of the book, played on the series by Traylor Howard
Randy Disher: The acting mayor of Summit, New Jersey, played on the series by Jason Gray-Stanford
Leland Stottlemeyer: Homicide Captain on the San Francisco Police force, played in the series by Ted Levine
Sharona Fleming: Monk's former nurse and assistant, now Randy's live-in girlfriend, played in the series by Bitty Schram

Original characters[]

Amy Devlin: A lieutenant who is Stottlemeyer's right hand in the San Francisco Police Department
Ellen Morse: The owner of a shop selling items made with sanitized excrement. Despite her profession, Adrian develops a relationship with her based on her love of symmetry and sanitization.

References[]

^ "The Rap Sheet: Lee Goldberg Makes The 'Defective Detective' His Own". Kirkus Reviews. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
^ "Reviewer's Bookwatch: Gary's Bookshelf". Midwest Book Review. January 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
^ "Mr. Monk and the Open House". Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. December 2011.

[1] "The Rap Sheet: Lee Goldberg Makes The 'Defective Detective' His Own". Kirkus Reviews. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-13.

[2] "Reviewer's Bookwatch: Gary's Bookshelf". Midwest Book Review. January 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-13.

[3] "Mr. Monk and the Open House". Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. December 2011.

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Episodes	"Mr. Monk and the Candidate" "Mr. Monk and the Airplane" "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies" "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" "Mr. Monk and the Actor" "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink" "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus" "Mr. Monk and the End"
Characters	Adrian Monk Sharona Fleming Natalie Teeger Leland Stottlemeyer Randy Disher Trudy Monk
Novels	Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants Mr. Monk in Outer Space Mr. Monk Goes to Germany Mr. Monk Is Miserable Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop Mr. Monk in Trouble Mr. Monk Is Cleaned Out Mr. Monk on the Road Mr. Monk on the Couch Mr. Monk on Patrol Mr. Monk Is a Mess Mr. Monk Gets Even Mr. Monk Helps Himself Mr. Monk Gets on Board Mr. Monk Is Open for Business
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