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Country
  
United States

Media type
  
Print (hardcover)

Author
  
Lee Goldberg

Genre
  
Mystery

4.1/5
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Language
  
English

Originally published
  
4 January 2011

Preceded by
  
Mr. Monk Is Cleaned Out

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Series
  
Monk mystery novel series

Followed by
  
Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop

Similar
  
Lee Goldberg books, Monk books, Mystery books

Mr. Monk on the Road is the eleventh novel written by Lee Goldberg to be based on the television series Monk. It was published on January 4, 2011. Like the other Monk novels, the story is narrated by Natalie Teeger, Monk's assistant.

Contents

Plot summary

After solving a suicide turned homicide case, and feeling balanced after solving the murder of his wife Trudy, Adrian Monk wants his agoraphobic brother, Ambrose to experience life as well. With the help of Natalie, Julie, and Molly, Ambrose's birthday cake is drugged with sleeping pills and Ambrose is dragged into a motor home. When Ambrose wakes up, he finds himself on the open road with Adrian determined to show him the outside world. They meet several eclectic people, including a reporter named Dub Clemens who is determined to find a killer before he dies of lung cancer, and his tattooed assistant Yuki. Unfortunately for Natalie and Ambrose, their road trip is postponed several times when Adrian Monk is tasked with helping to solve various murders.

Mr. Monk and the Seventeen Steps

Mr. Monk and the Seventeen Steps is an excerpt from Mr. Monk on the Road that was published in the December 2010 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine before the release of the book. In the story, Monk is called upon to investigate an apparent suicide, and is disturbed by the fact that the walkway to the deceased's home has an odd number of steps.

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
  • Julie Teeger: Natalie's daughter, played on the series by Emmy Clarke
  • Ambrose Monk: Monk's agoraphobic brother, played on the series by John Turturro
  • Leland Stottlemeyer: Head of the SFPD; Monk's and Natalie's boss and friend, played on the series by Ted Levine
  • Molly Evans: Trudy's biological daughter and Monk's step-daughter, played on the series by Alona Tal

    • Original characters

  • Dub Clemens: An aging reporter who is dying of lung cancer, and is searching for the identity of a killer he has been tracking for years.
  • Yuki Nakamura: Dub's assistant, who travels with him in his RV.

    • References

    Mr. Monk on the Road Wikipedia
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