Mr. Monk Is a Mess
by Lee Goldberg
Welcome to the series of original mysteries starring Adrian Monk, the brilliant investigator who always knows when something's out of place...No one likes to come home to a mess--least of all Monk and Natalie. But when they return from an extended stay in New Jersey, Natalie discovers that somebody has been sleeping in her bed. But this Goldilocks isn't asleep. She's dead. And stuffed under the mattress, investigators find marked money from a Federal sting operation. Now Natalie's life is a real mess, and she needs Monk to help clean it up.Meanwhile, Monk's brother Ambrose is desperate to find his missing girlfriend, Yuki--but his agoraphobia prevents him from leaving the house. With Monk forced to do double duty, the body count rises, and so do Monk's suspicions about Yuki's dangerous past...Review"Can books be better than television? You bet they can--when Lee Goldberg's writing them."--Lee Child"Lee Goldberg always captures Monk's nuances perfectly."--Roundtable Reviews"What's left to say about Lee Goldberg's Monk books? You already know that they're some of the very best TV tie-in books being published today. More than that, they're some of the very best mystery novels being published today, period."--Rough Edges BlogAbout the AuthorLee Goldberg has written episodes for the Monk television series, as well as many other programs. He is a two-time Edgar Award nominee and is also the author of the acclaimed Diagnosis Murder novels, based on the TV series for which he was a writer and executive producer. His many other novels include King City, Watch Me Die, McGrave, and The Dead Man: Face of Evil.