Mr. Monk on Patrol

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Mr. Monk on Patrol
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1st edition 2012 hard cover
Author Lee Goldberg
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series Monk mystery novel series
Genre Mystery novel
Publisher Signet Books
Publication date
January 3, 2012
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Preceded by Mr. Monk on the Couch  
Followed by Mr. Monk is a Mess  

Mr. Monk on Patrol is the thirteenth novel written by Lee Goldberg to be based on the television series Monk . It was published on January 3, 2012. Like the other novels, the story is narrated by Natalie Teeger, Monk's assistant.

Contents

Plot summary

The town of Summit, New Jersey is hit with a string of arrests of high-profile politicians, leaving Randy Disher serving as the town's mayor. [1] Since Summit's police are understaffed, and the controversy brought forth more criminal activity, Disher's girlfriend flies to San Francisco to convince Adrian Monk and Natalie Teeger to help their friend Randy, [2] by serving as temporary police officers for the town. While working as police officers, Monk and Natalie discover a body, and Monk soon receives a threat on his own life that is meant to scare him away.

Adrian Monk ignores the threats and keeps investigating, until he solves the murder. Weeks after the arrest, Captain Stottlemeyer asks Natalie and Monk whether they’re going to return to San Francisco. Monk makes a decision, which will be revealed in the next novel.

Mr. Monk and the Open House

Mr. Monk and the Open House is an excerpt from Mr. Monk on Patrol that was published as a short story in the December 2011 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine before the release of the book. [3]

List of characters

Characters from the television series

Original characters

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Leland Stottlemeyer

Captain Leland Francis Stottlemeyer is a fictional character from the American crime drama series Monk, portrayed by Ted Levine. Stottlemeyer's character is a captain of the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD)'s homicide detail, and a longtime and long-suffering friend of main protagonist Adrian Monk from their days on the force together, where Stottlemeyer served as Monk's fourth partner and later as watch commander. Stottlemeyer's second-in-command, Lieutenant Randy Disher, is a source of much comedic strife. Stottlemeyer, like many of the characters in the show, can be viewed as a parallel to Detective Monk's character, similar to classic relationship between Inspector Lestrade and Sherlock Holmes.

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References

  1. "The Rap Sheet: Lee Goldberg Makes The 'Defective Detective' His Own". Kirkus Reviews. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  2. "Reviewer's Bookwatch: Gary's Bookshelf". Midwest Book Review. January 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  3. "Mr. Monk and the Open House". Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine . December 2011.