Product Overview
When the local government of Summit, New Jersey, is hit with a string of arrests, Chief of Police Randy Disher finds himself acting as mayor. With a town to run and a series of robberies to investigate, he calls on Adrian Monk to serve as a temporary policeman.
PRAISE FOR LEE GOLDBERG'S MONK NOVELS
No one else could capture these characters and bring them to life on the page the way Lee Goldberg does! -- King's River Life Magazine
Goldberg makes Adrian Monk much more interesting than the TV version:the twitches are less obvious, the outcomes much less predictable. Even (or especially) the secondary characters are more interesting and have sharper dialogue. --Chicago Tribune
The only thing more fun than watching Monk is reading the adventures Lee Goldberg creates for him. The books set a high standard from the get-go. Crimespree Magazine
Full of snippets of slapstick humor and Monk's special talents for observation, Library Journal
This latest hilariously funny and devilishly clever novel about TV's obsessive-compulsive sleuth Adrian Monk is an impossible crime lover's delight! Very funny and inventively plotted, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
> Throughout the Mr. Monk series author Lee Goldberg has always kept a firm grasp on exactly who his characters are, and he is able to expertly play them against one another to the best dramatic and comic advantage, The Gumshoe Review
You'd be hard-pressed to find another recent work that provides so many hip and humorous moments. Bookgasm