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Mr. Monk Series

19 primary works • 19 total works
Adrian Monk, an obsessive-compulsive police detective, in San Francisco, California, in the Monk TV novelizations.

Timeline / possible spoilers:
--The books are narrated by Natalie Teeger, which places them in/after season 3.
--"Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii" - set sometime prior to or during season 5
-- "Mr. Monk is Miserable" - set sometime during season…

Book 1

Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse
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3.93 · 4187 Ratings · 437 Reviews · published 2006 · 25 editions
Monk's house is being fumigated, and he has nowher…

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    Book 2

    Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii
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    3.99     · 3509 Ratings · 349 Reviews · published 2006 · 20 editions
    Some people think Hawaii is paradise. But Monk kno…

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    Book 3

    Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu
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    3.90     · 2782 Ratings · 244 Reviews · published 2007 · 20 editions
    Monk is horrified when he learns there's going to …

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    Book 4

    Mr. Monk and The Two Assistants
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    3.93     · 2681 Ratings · 248 Reviews · published 2007 · 26 editions
    Fourth in the all-new series of original mysteries…

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    Book 5

    Mr. Monk in Outer Space
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    3.87     · 2163 Ratings · 222 Reviews · published 2007 · 21 editions
    When Adrian Monk investigates the murder of Conrad…

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    Book 6

    Mr. Monk Goes to Germany
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    3.92     · 2274 Ratings · 215 Reviews · published 2008 · 23 editions
    An all-new novel starring the obsessively beloved …

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    Book 7

    Mr. Monk is Miserable
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    3.97     · 2107 Ratings · 212 Reviews · published 2008 · 21 editions
    Accompanying his long-suffering assistant Natalie …

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    Book 8

    Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop
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    4.03     · 1953 Ratings · 215 Reviews · published 2009 · 22 editions
    Captain Leland Stottlemayer is faced with budget c…

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    Book 9

    Mr. Monk in Trouble
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    4.07     · 1507 Ratings · 136 Reviews · published 2009 · 14 editions
    America's favorite obsessive-compulsive detective …

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    Book 10

    Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out
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    4.04     · 1333 Ratings · 127 Reviews · published 2010 · 14 editions
    "Monk's been swindled out of his savings-but now i…

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    Book 11

    Mr. Monk on the Road
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    4.10     · 1267 Ratings · 142 Reviews · published 2010 · 21 editions
    Monk's out on the open highway-but crime is a hitc…

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    Book 12

    Mr. Monk on the Couch
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    4.00     · 1106 Ratings · 113 Reviews · published 2011 · 20 editions
    Monk is back in the twelfth book based on the incr…

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    Book 13

    Mr. Monk on Patrol
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    4.09     · 1064 Ratings · 134 Reviews · published 2012 · 18 editions
    Everything has been going well for former SFPD lie…

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    Book 14

    Mr. Monk is a Mess
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    4.10     · 997 Ratings · 114 Reviews · published 2012 · 12 editions
      Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective. An all-new ori…

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    Book 15

    Mr. Monk Gets Even
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    4.16     · 933 Ratings · 99 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    An all-new original mystery starring Adrian Monk, …

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    Book 16

    Mr. Monk Helps Himself
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    4.06     · 890 Ratings · 120 Reviews · published 2013 · 10 editions
    An all-new original mystery starring Adrian Monk, …

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    Book 17

    Mr. Monk Gets on Board
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    4.06     · 730 Ratings · 90 Reviews · published 2014 · 10 editions
    Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective.
     
    An all-new origi…

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    Book 18

    Mr. Monk Is Open For Business
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    4.06     · 593 Ratings · 64 Reviews · published 2014 · 9 editions
    An all-new story starring Adrian Monk by
    Edgar® Awa…

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    Book 19

    Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant
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    4.06     · 567 Ratings · 68 Reviews · published 2015 · 9 editions
    An all-new story starring Adrian Monk by Edgar® Aw…

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