With help from Monk's agoraphobic brother, his loyal assistant Natalie tackles her own investigation while Adrian Monk tracks a second-hand couch that seems tied to a series of murders. Following a bloody trail, Natalie and Monk soon end up face-to-face with the most ruthless killer they've ever encountered.
**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***
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With help from Monk's agoraphobic brother, his loyal assistant Natalie tackles her own investigation while Adrian Monk tracks a second-hand couch that seems tied to a series of murders. Following a bloody trail, Natalie and Monk soon end up face-to-face with the most ruthless killer they've ever encountered. **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*** **