Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop
Lee Goldberg

Does Monk prove that Capt. Stottlemeyer didn't kill his colleague? Well, of course, but getting to the closure was pretty good too. This book is one of a few that has incorporated smaller, solve-on-the-spot crimes for Monk on the path to the conclusion of the larger, more central crime. That alone is a welcome change to the usual one book, one crime. As in the TV series, this is an easy to read, quick book that the reader can usually solve themselves. Join Natalie and Monk in her quest to find herself and his quest to find the real killer.