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Country
  
United States

Publication date
  
June 5, 2012

Originally published
  
5 June 2012

Preceded by
  
Mr. Monk on Patrol

Genre
  
Mystery

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Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (hardcover)

Author
  
Lee Goldberg

Followed by
  
Mr. Monk Gets Even

Publisher
  
New American Library

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Series
  
Monk mystery novel series

Similar
  
Lee Goldberg books, Mystery books

Mr. Monk is a Mess is the fourteenth novel written by Lee Goldberg to be based on the television series Monk. It was published on June 5, 2012. Like the other Monk novels, the story is narrated by Natalie Teeger, Monk's assistant.

Contents

Plot summary

After arriving home in San Francisco after working as police officers in Summit, New Jersey, Natalie Teeger finds a dead body laying in her bathtub. During the investigation by the police, marked money from a federal sting operation is found stuffed under Natalie’s mattress. Natalie now needs Monk's help, but Monk is preoccupied with his own investigation. He's helping his brother find his missing girlfriend Yuki Nakamura, which is a problem that Monk is conflicted about, since he's happy to see Yuki leave.

As the case continues, it becomes clear that Yuki has a dangerous past, and that they are chasing a ruthless, cold-blooded killer.

Mr. Monk and the Talking Car

Mr. Monk and the Talking Car is an excerpt from Mr. Monk is a Mess that was published as a short story in the May 2012 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine before the release of the book.

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
  • Ambrose Monk: Monk's older brother, played on the series by John Turturro
  • 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
  • Yuki Nakamara: Assistant to Dub Clemens until his death, now is the assistant and girlfriend of Ambrose Monk
  • Ellen Morse: The owner of a shop in Summit, New Jersey that sells items made with sanitized excrement. Despite her profession, Adrian develops a relationship with her based on her love of symmetry and sanitization

    • References

    Mr. Monk Is a Mess Wikipedia
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