1. Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse 2. Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii 3. Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu 4. Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants 5. Mr. Monk in Outer Space 6. Mr. Monk Goes to Germany 7. Mr. Monk is Miserable 8. Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop 9. Mr. Monk in Trouble 10. Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out 11. Mr. Monk on the Road 12. Mr. Monk on the Couch 13. Mr. Monk on Patrol MR. MONK ON THE ROAD Monk's out on the open highway—but crime is a hitchhiker that won't be ignored. ith his job secure and his wife's murder finally solved, Adrian Monk is feeling strangely...satisfied. He'd like his agoraphobic brother Ambrose to feel the same way, so Monk puts a secret ingredient in Ambrose's birthday cake: sleeping pills. When Ambrose wakes up, he's in a motorhome on the open road with Monk determined to show him the outside world. But Ambrose isn't the only one struggling to let go. As little crimes pop up along the highway, Monk can't resist getting involved. Now it's up to Monk to stop a murderer from turning their road trip into a highway to hell. BUY THE BOOK: IndieBound | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Books-A-Million HIGH PRAISE "Lee Goldberg has cast the new and extremely enjoyable Monk book as a [picturesque] adventure.... I've given up trying to rank the Monk books. I've read them all and think they each have different pleasures to offer, which is a tribute to Lee's savvy as a writer. But I have to say that putting both the Monks in a RV with Natalie-take-no-crap-Teeger has got to be the funniest premise yet. A truly hilarious read with a surprise shout-out to the movie "Duel" coming out of nowhere. Among many other surprises."    —Ed Gorman "Goldberg's books aren't only about the crimes. More important are the series's wonderful characters. The development of Monk and Natalie's relationship over the series makes for many sweet moments, but in this outing the focus is on Ambrose's interaction with Monk and Natalie and with the world at large. As usual in the series, there is some very funny dialogue. Usually this is centered on Monk's abhorrence of all things unsanitary, but Ambrose's social ineptitude also makes for some funny lines. I really enjoyed this one and the series as a whole, and I'm hoping the books never stop coming."    —Debra Hamel, Bookblog "With each new Monk novel that author Lee Goldberg gives us, plot becomes less and less important, and the characters and their interactions with one another become more important. Mr. Monk on the Road cannot boast of having an actual plot. The book is comprised of a series of vignettes that are loosely tied together through the device of the motor home and the improbable road trip. But this fact will not greatly trouble readers of the previous Monk books. The joy of this narrative is derived from observing Mr. Monk as he effortlessly spots the subtle clues and unravels the baffling complexities of each crime scene. And further pleasure is derived from the continuing evolution of the relationships between Monk, Natalie Teeger, brother Ambrose, and SFPD Captain Stottlemeyer. Readers of Monk will enjoy Mr. Monk on the Road as much as or more than any of the Monk books that have preceded it. Heartily recommended."    —The Gumshoe Review "The new book is exactly what the title says it is, a road novel. When Adrian Monk decides that he wants to get his brother, Ambrose, out of the house (no easy task, as Ambrose has nearly as many hang-ups as Adrian and never leaves the house), Adrian's assistant, Natalie, reluctantly goes along with the scheme. Soon Natalie and the Monk brothers are on the road in a big motor home with Natalie at the wheel. Pure comedy gold, sure, but there are also some touching moments, such as Adrian's step outside the motor home. And we find out that Natalie has a phobia of her own, one that she's reluctant to reveal. Along the way, this oddball crew sees a lot of sights (the Grand Canyon and Bubblegum Wall, among others; imagine Monk's horror at the latter). They meet a lot of interesting characters, too, and as the journey continues, you might even forget for a moment that you're reading a mystery novel. Sure, there are murders. Wherever Monk goes, there are murders. But Natalie drags him away from them before he can get involved. It's not easy, but she does it... The jokes are funny. The human relationships are serious and treated with dignity and respect, and the mystery aspect is . . . solidly there. I can say no more. Okay, that's a lie. I can say that this is another fine entry in a spin-off series that's taken on a life of its own. In fact, this book is the first one that picks up after the end of the TV series. I'm looking forward to keeping up with the adventures of Monk and Natalie for a long time to come. While the TV show is in endless reruns, those two characters will be living out their lives in ways that are bound to be well worth reading about."    —Bill Crider Blogspot "This is probably the best Monk novel that Lee Goldberg has written by far, plain and simple, it's flat out awesome! [...]Lee Goldberg has really taken the characters and fleshed them out more, gotten inside their heads, exposed their feelings and emotions on a level that hasn't been done before, [giving] them a unique sense of self, where they stand with each other and the world, and a balance and symmetry that the characters have always craved but never have. This for me is the complete Mr. Monk novel: fun, tongue in cheek, over the top insanity mixed with equal parts mystery, action and an ending that ties everything up into a nice package."    —Gelati's Scoop Blogspot "I have always loved the TV show Monk, though I haven't read many of the books so far. After reading this one I'm ready to go back and read others as I so miss the characters, and having been a writer for the show, Lee does a perfect job of capturing all of the wonderful characters and making them as alive on the page as they were on the screen ."    —Lorie Ham, Kings River Life Magazine "The Monk brothers are on a road trip that is just hilarious. The two siblings with all their quirks are traveling in an RV. Along the way Adrian and Ambrose solve some cases and find out all about life in the newest installment of this popular series of novels. Mr. Monk on the Road is another laugh out loud mystery bound to please the millions of Monk fans."    —Gary Roen, Movement Magazine "This mystery revolves around Monk and his brother Ambrose, an agoraphobic. Since Ambrose hasn't left his home for 30 years, Monk and his assistant Natalie decide now is the time to take him on an adventure. But how will they get him out of the house? Sleeping pills of course! Drugged and dragged into a mobile home, the crew take to the open roads with Ambrose almost feeling like he is out in the world without ever leaving the confines of the RV. Of course, if you've ever watched the show, Monk can go nowhere without a murder or two falling at his feet, and this adventure is no different. I'm never any good at solving whodunits and this paperback was a page turner to the end. I absolutely loved the Monk TV series and miss having new episodes to watch."    —Carla Raspanti, Dormont-Brookline Patch "And here's why this book is probably the best of the Monk novels to date. It has heart. Actually Heart with a capital H. And Hope. And Happiness. Now, it's never easy to throw words like heart, hope and happiness around in a Monk book. The books are, in many ways, about his eternal suffering. Schadenfreude allows us to enjoy him solving problems, giving us some laughs, and generally making us happy that we are neither him, nor the suffering Natalie. There but for the grace of God ... and all that. But this book has Heart. The newest Monk is one who can see past his own problems to want to do something good for his brother, no matter how discomfited he knows he's going to be. He engages in the kidnapping, not wholeheartedly, but with enough enthusiasm that you can see him straining to think of others before himself. And the result is Hope. Not the kind that had him longing, and then succeeding, to get back onto the police force as a full-blown detective. No, that was fool's gold all along. And he realized that not long after getting his wish. No, the hope here is of a re-kindled relationship between the brothers. Of a life that might get Ambrose out of his house more often. Of a Monk who can allow himself the thought of being normal, if even for the briefest of times."    —Gary Mugford, Mugshots