Leland Stottlemeyer is used to obsessive- compulsive genius Adrian Monk getting all the praise and attention. But the police captain is feeling a little hostile after taking a lot of ribbing about his reliance on his star consultant. Is it possible he's used the latest round of budget cuts as an excuse to cut Monk loose?But Monk is much too compulsive to stop investigating, even without pay. Soon he's calling in tips under assumed names to help solve cases. (Who would ever guess the real identity of "Adrian Smith" and "Adrian Jones?") Then Stottlemeyer is framed for the murder of another cop-and only one detective in San Francisco can save him.I enjoyed this book a lot. Totally hooked on this laugh-out-loud funny series. My plan now is to go back and read the series from the beginning but, if I'm not able to follow strict chronological sequence, Mr. Monk will just have to deal with it!! I know there's a storyline thread that flows from book to book, but these funny novels stand alone just fine :)AND the author took the time to comment on my review and I'm still tingling from that!
Quick read and I like that it is told from Natalie's perspective. Not a bad story all in all.
—kay
Completely enjoyed visiting all of my favorite characters from the tv show. Very funny!
—Rose
Very good work Mr. Monk, if only he could enjoy the small pleasures if life though.
—dor
I love the show and the book was just a great!
—BEC
