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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
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Label: NAL Hardcover
Manufacturer: NAL Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 288
Printing Date: July 03, 2007
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Fourth in the all-new series of original mysteries starring Adrian Monk, the brilliant investigator who always knows when something's out of place.
Now that her ne'er-do-well husband has been arrested for murder, Monk's former assistant, Sharona, is ready to reclaim her place in Monk's extremely well-ordered life. But his current assistant, Natalie, is not pleased with this turn of events.
While Monk tries to maintain a delicate balance between the two women, he discovers a few snags in the case against Sharona's husband. And with other murders to investigate, Monk realizes he may be up against a killer who not only understands him, but is one step ahead.
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I am a huge fan on the Monk TV show and was suprised to see these books in the store. I don't usually buy books that are "based" on TV or movies but this one peaked my curiousity. Surprisingly they were very entertaining. Maybe because I have watched so much Monk I found that when reading them it was almost like watching the show in my head. It helps that I already knew what most of the characters look like but the writing is very descriptive as well. On paper Monk comes off a lot more stilted, rigid and more disturbed than on the show but the story lines were pretty well done.
In this book there is a lot of inner dialogue in Natalie's head that sometimes get annoying (mainly because she tends to whine) but I enjoyed how the author played Natalie and Sharona off each other and it's always nice to see Sharona back in the mix.
The books would probably be more interesting and entertaining if you are a fan of the show but it's possible that reading the books could turn someone into a fan!
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this book was really good and it came a day or two after i ordered it. I was very happy with the over all experience.
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The fun of this mystery is that everyone's got a theory about whodunit. Everyone has figured out who did what to whom, and why. The cops have several theories. A mystery writer named, strangely enough, Ian Ludlow bristles with theories. Mr. Monk's two assistants not only have theories but are suspects. There are so many theories floating around that the reader needs theory detox until the odd and remarkable Mr. Monk cuts through the rubbish, and nails a particularly heinous criminal. This is a particularly entertaining Monk novel that brilliantly catches the pathos and humour of the compulsive obsessive detective.
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What a nice surprise to have Sharona back! I'm almost at the end of this book and I'll be sad to finish, it's so much fun to read. I'm not able to watch Monk on USA Network so I either watch the few released to the "regular" networks or rent the DVD's. Reading the books is even better than watching the hour episodes!
Thanks Lee Goldberg for such great writing books that capture Monk so well and I'm constantly amazed at the funny ideas Mr. Goldberg comes up with.
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I'm a big fan of the monk Series and have read all the novels to date... but found some of the charaterizations of Monks behavior a bit over the top in this book.. anyway.. it was nice to see that Natalie is given a "life" in this book and the inter-play between Sharona, Natalie amd Monk was the highlight of the story.. something you wouldn't get from the TV show..
on the Mystery... a bit convoluted and not I feel up to the standard.
I give 5 stars on the fine job done on the story lines outside the mystery.. as I said the interplay between The girls and monk, Sharona and her husband, Natalie and her "boyfriend", even Juile get into the act... but the mystery and the over the top characterization of monks phobias drags the overall score to 4 stars...
If your a fan you will still like it..
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