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Mr. Monk #1
Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse
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 not quite up to Monk's standards of cleanliness and order.
But while Monk attempts to arrange his surroundings just so, something else needs to be put straight. The death of a dog at the local firehouse-on the same night as a fatal house fire-has led Monk into a puzzling mystery. And much to his horror, he's going to have to dig through a lot of dirt to find the answer.
But while Monk attempts to arrange his surroundings just so, something else needs to be put straight. The death of a dog at the local firehouse-on the same night as a fatal house fire-has led Monk into a puzzling mystery. And much to his horror, he's going to have to dig through a lot of dirt to find the answer.
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Lee Goldberg
158 books2,106 followersLee 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.
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March 1, 2023
This is a Mystery book that is based on the TV show "Mr. Monk", and this is the first book in the Mr. Monk series. I loved this book, and I loved being back with Mr. Monk. I loved the TV show back in the day. The mystery in this book was really good, and Mr. Monk is so funny in his own way. The writing in this book is great with brings this story to life. If you are looking for a funny and not super suspenseful Detective mystery then you should check this book out.
November 27, 2019
Obsessive, Compulsive, Detective - that's Mr Monk of San Francisco.
One can never be too neat and tidy
Monk, his hands in dish gloves, was on his knees in the bathtub polishing the drain. He was wearing a matched set of pajamas, and sheepskin slippers, which would have been adorable if he weren’t an adult.
Obviously I’d cleaned the bathroom before he arrived, but not to the point that you needed sunglasses to tolerate the glare off the linoleum, which was what he’d done to it. On the sink there was a bar of soap still in its wrapper, a brand-new toothbrush enclosed in plastic, and a fresh tube of toothpaste. His electric razor was plugged into the outlet.
“It’s six o’clock in the morning, Mr. Monk,” I whispered so as not to wake Julie.
“I didn’t know you’re such an early riser.”
“I’m not,” I said. “What are you doing?”
“Getting ready to take a shower,” he said.
“You do this before every shower?”
“And after,” he said.
"You will thank me for it later"
“You stained your pants,” Monk said.
“It’s okay; they’re my work pants,” Joyner said.
"She had a certain view of life and expected everyone to conform to it. How crazy is that?”
“Super crazy,” Monk said. “You can go change your pants. We’ll wait here.”
“I don’t want to change my pants.”
“You really should,” Monk said.
“I’m fine in these.”
“You’ll thank me later.”
As only Mr Monk can see the clues that point to the murderers we are allowed to follow along blindly guessing or just simply taking delight in a entertaining mystery
Enjoy!
One can never be too neat and tidy
Monk, his hands in dish gloves, was on his knees in the bathtub polishing the drain. He was wearing a matched set of pajamas, and sheepskin slippers, which would have been adorable if he weren’t an adult.
Obviously I’d cleaned the bathroom before he arrived, but not to the point that you needed sunglasses to tolerate the glare off the linoleum, which was what he’d done to it. On the sink there was a bar of soap still in its wrapper, a brand-new toothbrush enclosed in plastic, and a fresh tube of toothpaste. His electric razor was plugged into the outlet.
“It’s six o’clock in the morning, Mr. Monk,” I whispered so as not to wake Julie.
“I didn’t know you’re such an early riser.”
“I’m not,” I said. “What are you doing?”
“Getting ready to take a shower,” he said.
“You do this before every shower?”
“And after,” he said.
"You will thank me for it later"
“You stained your pants,” Monk said.
“It’s okay; they’re my work pants,” Joyner said.
"She had a certain view of life and expected everyone to conform to it. How crazy is that?”
“Super crazy,” Monk said. “You can go change your pants. We’ll wait here.”
“I don’t want to change my pants.”
“You really should,” Monk said.
“I’m fine in these.”
“You’ll thank me later.”
As only Mr Monk can see the clues that point to the murderers we are allowed to follow along blindly guessing or just simply taking delight in a entertaining mystery
Enjoy!
July 7, 2014
I want to start off this review with what the dedication in the front of the book says:
"To Tony Shalhoub, the one and only Monk."
YES YES YES YES YES YES AND YES!
I would have rated it three stars had it not been for the fact that this is Adrian Monk we're talking about.
Really, I have only three complaints:
1. Said is dead. Lee Goldberg kept using "said" over and over again, and it drove me crazy.
2. There were a few bar scenes...bleh. That was expected. But that doesn't mean that I had to like them.
3. THIS IS THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT. At the end of Chapter 8, there was a scene where Natalie and Monk were talking. And the author said he was holding a glass of milk. WHAT?! Everybody who watches the show would know that one of his fears is milk! He wouldn't be anywhere near a glass of milk, much less holding it! Are you kidding me?!
Otherwise, it was pretty good. Kept me guessing on how they would piece everything together.
"To Tony Shalhoub, the one and only Monk."
YES YES YES YES YES YES AND YES!
I would have rated it three stars had it not been for the fact that this is Adrian Monk we're talking about.
Really, I have only three complaints:
1. Said is dead. Lee Goldberg kept using "said" over and over again, and it drove me crazy.
2. There were a few bar scenes...bleh. That was expected. But that doesn't mean that I had to like them.
3. THIS IS THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT. At the end of Chapter 8, there was a scene where Natalie and Monk were talking. And the author said he was holding a glass of milk. WHAT?! Everybody who watches the show would know that one of his fears is milk! He wouldn't be anywhere near a glass of milk, much less holding it! Are you kidding me?!
Otherwise, it was pretty good. Kept me guessing on how they would piece everything together.
June 14, 2012
"Monk" is one of my favorite T.V. shows and it was bittersweet for me when the series ended. Although I was happy with how the show wrapped up I had become very attached to the whimsical character Adrian Monk and his entourage of nurse Sharona and then assistant Natalie (who is the narrator of the "Monk" books). When I found out that Lee Goldberg, who was involved in the show, must have felt the same way and wrote fifteen "Monk" books I was thrilled. It is a definite quick "beach read." But I thought the plot was well thought out, it was fast paced and Monk was, well Monk. The same infuriating genius who somehow endears himself to those around him, and his audience/readership. I recommend this for anyone who loved the show, and also for new comers who may then be inspired to watch reruns of "Monk." "Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse" is the first in the series and I intend to read the rest of them in order. There is after all, as the Goldberg's dedication says, only one Monk, and that is Tony Shaloub.
October 5, 2025
I love Mr. Monk!!😍
Loved the writing style, but the end wasn’t really surprising to me. I’m sure there are 5 stars to come in this series tho
Loved the writing style, but the end wasn’t really surprising to me. I’m sure there are 5 stars to come in this series tho
September 21, 2020
★★☆☆☆ 2.75 stars
November 30, 2023
خیلی ضعیف بود.
August 31, 2021
First off, I should say I never saw the TV series, and never even heard of it, before coming across the books.
This sounded like a series I would like, but it failed in both the humor and the story departments. I kept going past 50%, hoping it would pick up, but it was mostly just descriptions of Mr. Monk's odd behavior, which I thought was overdone, and his flashes of intuition that were close to wild guesses with little evidence that were quickly accepted due to his reputation for always being right. They boldly confronted the suspected killer halfway through the story with nothing more than circumstantial evidence full of holes that any lawyer could shoot through. It seems like he just comes up with a possible scenario, which may be a good theory, but everyone treats his theories as fact.
So, I thought it was mainly just making fun of an obsessive-compulsive detective who is too pushy about inflicting his various idiosyncrasies on others. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes mildly humorous, but to me, it got boring pretty quick.
The only interesting thing to me is that it takes place in San Francisco around the time I worked there, and it was fun to read about familiar little things I've forgotten about, like the SF Chronicle's pink section that I used to like to read, with the movie review icons of a little man either sleeping, watching, or excitedly clapping.
This sounded like a series I would like, but it failed in both the humor and the story departments. I kept going past 50%, hoping it would pick up, but it was mostly just descriptions of Mr. Monk's odd behavior, which I thought was overdone, and his flashes of intuition that were close to wild guesses with little evidence that were quickly accepted due to his reputation for always being right. They boldly confronted the suspected killer halfway through the story with nothing more than circumstantial evidence full of holes that any lawyer could shoot through. It seems like he just comes up with a possible scenario, which may be a good theory, but everyone treats his theories as fact.
So, I thought it was mainly just making fun of an obsessive-compulsive detective who is too pushy about inflicting his various idiosyncrasies on others. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes mildly humorous, but to me, it got boring pretty quick.
The only interesting thing to me is that it takes place in San Francisco around the time I worked there, and it was fun to read about familiar little things I've forgotten about, like the SF Chronicle's pink section that I used to like to read, with the movie review icons of a little man either sleeping, watching, or excitedly clapping.
June 19, 2022
Honestly just watch the show 🤷🏼♀️ this was fun, but I do feel like they changed the characters and they aren’t the same as in the show. So I didn’t end up really liking the characters because I felt like they were more judgmental and mean. Monk was also a little different as well. This was like I said a fun time and it made me miss the show.
February 27, 2025
It was all you could expect from a Monk episode. The characters, the story building, etc. Just a perfect homage to the show.
Natalie's first POV is interesting.
But in the end, it's a Monk episode. Fun, distracting, easy.
3.5 ⭐ rounded down
Natalie's first POV is interesting.
But in the end, it's a Monk episode. Fun, distracting, easy.
3.5 ⭐ rounded down
September 5, 2022
This book did capture the same OCD-yet-charm the TV-show Mr. Monk had, but I like the show better. I loved that the case came up via Julie, Natalie Teeger’s daughter. That was a good way to kick off the book series, to immediately get Julie involved. I liked that it was an intriguing mystery, just like the show. There was some good humor throughout, but it was overshadowed in large part by the crudity that was thick throughout. Because of that, I won’t be continuing the series.
Content: alcohol, profanity, drugs mentioned, sexual perversion mentioned multiple times, tobacco, expletives, crude “humor,” nudity, crude sexual terms, crude gesture, tattoos
Content: alcohol, profanity, drugs mentioned, sexual perversion mentioned multiple times, tobacco, expletives, crude “humor,” nudity, crude sexual terms, crude gesture, tattoos
March 6, 2020
هم داستان بسیار جذاب و گیرا بود و هم ترجمه بسیار استادانه و خوب انجام شده بود، در کل مرا به شخصیت مانک، به رغم اعصابخردکن بودن و وسواسی بودنش علاقمند کرد و مشخصا ترجمههای بعدی مانک را هم تهیه میکنم!
April 13, 2024
I decided to give the Mr Monk books a try after reading a review of Mr Monk Goes To Germany on crossexaminingcrime.wordpress.com
I don't normally read novels based on a TV series but I have fond memories of Monk, especially the chemistry between Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford and I love the way Lee Goldberg uses humour so I found the first book in the series and dived in (I know what you're thinking: "Did it have to be the first book? Couldn't you have started anywhere?" Well, I could no more start in the middle of a series than Monk could get through a day without Wet Ones).
'Mr Monk Goes To The Firehouse' was a light comfort read that makes me smile and sometimes laugh.
It helped that I could immediately see Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford in my head as the story unfolded but I wouldn't have had as much fun as I did if this had just been a script turned into a novel. The outcome would have been too flat I think.
Lee Goldberg's decision to tell the story from Natalie Teeger's point of view was what made the book work for me. I enjoyed being inside her head, learning more about her and seeing Monk through her eyes. It turns out that Natalie has a dry sense of humour that I took pleasure in. Also, I'd much rather be in Natalie's head than Monk's. Being inside Monk's head for 250 pages would have been very uncomfortable.
Despite the large number of dead bodies (Monk solves multiple murders in this one) the tone remained cosy without dropping down into sickeningly cute. The mysteries snagged my curiosity and kept my attention, Natalie's worldview kept me engaged and I enjoyed all the little details of San Fransico's history. The main thing for me though was the warm glow I felt from the gentle humour that drives the book.
I'll be back for more Mr Monk when I'm in need of a reliable comfort read.
I don't normally read novels based on a TV series but I have fond memories of Monk, especially the chemistry between Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford and I love the way Lee Goldberg uses humour so I found the first book in the series and dived in (I know what you're thinking: "Did it have to be the first book? Couldn't you have started anywhere?" Well, I could no more start in the middle of a series than Monk could get through a day without Wet Ones).
'Mr Monk Goes To The Firehouse' was a light comfort read that makes me smile and sometimes laugh.
It helped that I could immediately see Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford in my head as the story unfolded but I wouldn't have had as much fun as I did if this had just been a script turned into a novel. The outcome would have been too flat I think.
Lee Goldberg's decision to tell the story from Natalie Teeger's point of view was what made the book work for me. I enjoyed being inside her head, learning more about her and seeing Monk through her eyes. It turns out that Natalie has a dry sense of humour that I took pleasure in. Also, I'd much rather be in Natalie's head than Monk's. Being inside Monk's head for 250 pages would have been very uncomfortable.
Despite the large number of dead bodies (Monk solves multiple murders in this one) the tone remained cosy without dropping down into sickeningly cute. The mysteries snagged my curiosity and kept my attention, Natalie's worldview kept me engaged and I enjoyed all the little details of San Fransico's history. The main thing for me though was the warm glow I felt from the gentle humour that drives the book.
I'll be back for more Mr Monk when I'm in need of a reliable comfort read.
September 2, 2025
Eccentric, obsessive, compulsive all describe detective Adrian Monk and each of the qualities adds a certain amount of charm, and frustration for some, to the character. His long suffering companion Natalie Teeger and his former police partner Captain Leland Stottlemeyer take the brunt of his eccentricities but they manfully, and womanfully, retain their friendship and admiration for Monk despite the frustrations that he piles upon them. Author Lee Goldberg captures their relationships, and Monk's often very strange behaviour in a superbly sympathetic way.
In this novel, the first in the Monk series, a dog dies at the Firehouse, a fire consumes a troublesome lady who was objecting to a redevelopment plan and a hobo dies in his cardboard shack. Are the deaths all related, is there somebody with something to lose who is responsible or were they simply accidents with no malice involved?
The police department are puzzled, Natalie's daughter, who is an animal lover, engages Monk to investigate the death of the dog and this brings him into a tangled web of corruption, deceit and desire. Against all odds, Monk's individual style of investigation, much maligned at first by Captain Stottlemeyer, turns up trumps and the investigation ends up a huge success.
The tale is told by Natalie, who, having lost her husband, finds a touch of romance with a firefighter and that little love affair is an underlying plot to the main story. It turns out ... well, enjoy the read to find out!
In this novel, the first in the Monk series, a dog dies at the Firehouse, a fire consumes a troublesome lady who was objecting to a redevelopment plan and a hobo dies in his cardboard shack. Are the deaths all related, is there somebody with something to lose who is responsible or were they simply accidents with no malice involved?
The police department are puzzled, Natalie's daughter, who is an animal lover, engages Monk to investigate the death of the dog and this brings him into a tangled web of corruption, deceit and desire. Against all odds, Monk's individual style of investigation, much maligned at first by Captain Stottlemeyer, turns up trumps and the investigation ends up a huge success.
The tale is told by Natalie, who, having lost her husband, finds a touch of romance with a firefighter and that little love affair is an underlying plot to the main story. It turns out ... well, enjoy the read to find out!
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January 30, 2020This was fun to read! I read it all in one evening. This novel was the basis for the season 5 episode "Mr Monk Can't See a Thing."
June 23, 2021
One of the best books in the Monk series so far
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July 9, 2024I confess that I love the Monk TV series. I wasn’t sure how the book series would hold up to the TV show, but Monk Goes to the Firehouse, the first book in the series, turned out to be a satisfying read for this Monk fan.
The narrator doesn’t quite get the timing of the voices down, but it is still enjoyable and it is easy to tell the difference between the voices of the characters.
If you are looking for your “Mr. Monk fix” this is a good place to start. It did break with canon in one place that I noticed, and that is that Mr. Monk had a glass of milk. Of course, milk is very high on his list of fears, so that wouldn’t be likely to happen without comment.
Overall, Mr. Monk goes to the Firehouse engaging and entertaining read that is true to the characters of the series.
Warning: The dog dies. This book involves an investigation into the death of a dog killed violently during the commission of a crime.
The narrator doesn’t quite get the timing of the voices down, but it is still enjoyable and it is easy to tell the difference between the voices of the characters.
If you are looking for your “Mr. Monk fix” this is a good place to start. It did break with canon in one place that I noticed, and that is that Mr. Monk had a glass of milk. Of course, milk is very high on his list of fears, so that wouldn’t be likely to happen without comment.
Overall, Mr. Monk goes to the Firehouse engaging and entertaining read that is true to the characters of the series.
Warning: The dog dies. This book involves an investigation into the death of a dog killed violently during the commission of a crime.
February 8, 2020
A bit outside my normal genres but it was pretty good! I know of Goldberg from his collaboration with Janet Evanovich so I thought I'd give this a try. It was fun! (And no..I've never seen the show)
October 9, 2017
This was a good one. I feel like people can't read these unless they've seen the TV series because it refers back to it often. The Monk books are like a continuation of the series.
April 3, 2021
Random Thoughts:
Eek! Termites!
Do Two Star hotels really meet anyone's standard of cleanliness??
Aw, Monk got a badge :)
Monk dumpster diving is the best thing ever. Ever.
Characters: 5 Stars
5 Stars because Monk obviously. I absolutely love him. He is so quirky.
But here's the thing. His 'quirks' are a serious mental illness and it makes me so sad to know that there are people who have to live like this. Does that make the story less humorous? No. I loved it. But another thing that makes it kind of sad -- the death of his wife and his inability to solve her murder makes his ticks even worse. :( Thankfully, he has Natalie to help him along. She balances him out. Well, I suppose she would have to be a filthy slob to balance him, but she is the normalcy in his life.
Plot: 5 Stars
Okay, murdered doggo is not good. So sad for the dead dog. I mean, the dead man is sad too, but that poor dog :( Still, there were so many little instances that were priceless. I can't imagine having to check the wallpaper behind the bathroom sink before deciding if I could stay in a hotel. I loved when he tossed out all her dishes because they didn't match. I can only imagine what he would think of my house. So glad they got that arrogant bastard. And to think, it all came down to cat fur. haha.
Average: 5 Stars
Quotes:
"The cats could come over. I could sneeze to death. What an awful way to die."
July 3, 2024
I am a HUGE fan of the TV show so when I found this at my library I jumped on it. It was so nice to reenter Monks world and I could picture the scenes in my mind which made me chuckle at times. However, there were 2 major things that bothered me. THE WORD SAID WAS USED TOOOOOO MUCH. It doesn’t have to be used after each spoken sentence give it a break sheesh. Secondly, it was made extremely clear in the TV show that Monk is afraid of milk it’s one of his top fears. Yet in one scene in the book he is casually holding a glass….something he wouldn’t do AT ALL.
Overall, it was a decent read but if I didn’t love the show as much as I did I would probably rate this lower.
Overall, it was a decent read but if I didn’t love the show as much as I did I would probably rate this lower.
February 24, 2020
Would you believe that I just recently came across the TV-series "Mr Monk"? So far I've only watched 3 episodes and was surprised to find out that there are books about Mr Monk as well. Reading the book is just like watching yet another episode and I could not help but grin quite a few times while reading. So if you liked the series you will also enjoy the books I am sure. :-)
January 24, 2018
oglądałam serial tak strasznie dawno. Monk był tutaj taki sam. miło było wrócić 😁
December 5, 2022
4 stars for making me laugh out loud several times. I did enjoy the book quite a lot. Not sure why that surprised me . . .
August 22, 2023
3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I loved the series so had to try to book! The narrator is Natalie, Monk's assistant. There are parts where she switches to second person from first person and it is annoying. But that is a personal annoyance. It was very funny and I will continue!
August 8, 2021
On my way through a Monk rewatch, I decided to start the Monk books. This first one nearly turned me off the rest of them entirely.
Using Natalie as the perspective character seems like a nice idea, but for some reason in this book the author CANNOT stop talking about her breasts. How tiny they are, how jealous she is of other women’s… This character is directly based on a real life actresss which made it feel extremely gross and hard to read. There are whole sections in what should be a fun little PG detective novel talking about how small the character’s boob are - DIRECTLY BASED ON REAL LIFE HUMAN BEING TRAYLOR HOWARD - and how jealous she is of other women’s breasts. It’s just gross.
Despite being a writer on the show, Lee also somehow forgets a bunch of Monk’s phobias and compulsions. At one point, he drinks a glass of milk - Monk has a phobia of milk and only drinks a specific brand of bottled water. (Minor, but then when I got to the next book he has a bowl of cereal with milk too!)
There’s just multiple uncomfortable scenes of Monk being weird and uncomfortable around women (the worst aspect of his depiction, in my opinion) and it just comes off as an attempt from the writer to be salacious. It fails miserably.
The plot of this book was semi-adapted into an episode of the show, and that episode works so much better than this book. They took out all of the misogyny, out of character talk and nonsense scenes riffing off of Coyote Ugly.
I’m only 2 books into my read. The second one was much better, though extremely guessable. I suggest skipping this one entirely and just watching the episode that was made of it. This one is so bad I almost binned them off entirely. Hopefully the rest onwards are better.
Using Natalie as the perspective character seems like a nice idea, but for some reason in this book the author CANNOT stop talking about her breasts. How tiny they are, how jealous she is of other women’s… This character is directly based on a real life actresss which made it feel extremely gross and hard to read. There are whole sections in what should be a fun little PG detective novel talking about how small the character’s boob are - DIRECTLY BASED ON REAL LIFE HUMAN BEING TRAYLOR HOWARD - and how jealous she is of other women’s breasts. It’s just gross.
Despite being a writer on the show, Lee also somehow forgets a bunch of Monk’s phobias and compulsions. At one point, he drinks a glass of milk - Monk has a phobia of milk and only drinks a specific brand of bottled water. (Minor, but then when I got to the next book he has a bowl of cereal with milk too!)
There’s just multiple uncomfortable scenes of Monk being weird and uncomfortable around women (the worst aspect of his depiction, in my opinion) and it just comes off as an attempt from the writer to be salacious. It fails miserably.
The plot of this book was semi-adapted into an episode of the show, and that episode works so much better than this book. They took out all of the misogyny, out of character talk and nonsense scenes riffing off of Coyote Ugly.
I’m only 2 books into my read. The second one was much better, though extremely guessable. I suggest skipping this one entirely and just watching the episode that was made of it. This one is so bad I almost binned them off entirely. Hopefully the rest onwards are better.
April 10, 2017
Мислех да не пиша ревюта за всяка книга от поредицата поотделно, а да изчакам да прочета всички и чак тогава да направя едно общо за цялата серия. Реших обаче все пак да драсна по дума-две за всяка - не за друго, а защото го заслужават.
Ако сте фенове на едноименния сериал с Тони Шалуб, ще се влюбите и в книгите. Просто няма начин. Монк е толкова харизматичен (нищо че на пръв поглед изглежда дразнещ!), че просто е обречен да бъде харесван от всички. Ако не сте гледали сериала, след като прочетете книгата/книгите, сигурен съм, че ще се втурнете към Замунда или Арена да го теглите. Лий Голдбърг е направил нещо, което ми се струваше невъзможно - да надгради образа на гениалния детектив с хилядите фобии почти до съвършенство :)
В първата книга от поредицата г-н Монк се сблъсква с убиеца на едно... пожарникарско куче. Нека обаче не ви заблуждава привидната елементаристика в началните страници. Колко по-заплетено може да стане всичко? Отговорът е "когато става дума за Монк - мног��" :)
Ако сте фенове на едноименния сериал с Тони Шалуб, ще се влюбите и в книгите. Просто няма начин. Монк е толкова харизматичен (нищо че на пръв поглед изглежда дразнещ!), че просто е обречен да бъде харесван от всички. Ако не сте гледали сериала, след като прочетете книгата/книгите, сигурен съм, че ще се втурнете към Замунда или Арена да го теглите. Лий Голдбърг е направил нещо, което ми се струваше невъзможно - да надгради образа на гениалния детектив с хилядите фобии почти до съвършенство :)
В първата книга от поредицата г-н Монк се сблъсква с убиеца на едно... пожарникарско куче. Нека обаче не ви заблуждава привидната елементаристика в началните страници. Колко по-заплетено може да стане всичко? Отговорът е "когато става дума за Монк - мног��" :)
April 23, 2009
This was the first book in the Monk series. It is not quite as good as the other, later books in the series, but good nevertheless.
The story is that since Monk's house is being fumigated, he moves in with his assistant, Natalie. When a local firehouse dog is killed, Monk investigates. He discovers there was also a fatal house fire on the same night and feels they are all tied together somehow. If only he could figure out how. So it takes digging through garbage to find out, plus making some powerful enemies along the way.
Again, I enjoyed the book. It's a fast and easy read, told from Natalie's perspective.
The story is that since Monk's house is being fumigated, he moves in with his assistant, Natalie. When a local firehouse dog is killed, Monk investigates. He discovers there was also a fatal house fire on the same night and feels they are all tied together somehow. If only he could figure out how. So it takes digging through garbage to find out, plus making some powerful enemies along the way.
Again, I enjoyed the book. It's a fast and easy read, told from Natalie's perspective.
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