Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii

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Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii
1st edition 2006 paperback cover
Author Lee Goldberg
Country United States
Language English
Series Monk mystery novel series
Genre(s) Mystery
Publisher Signet
Released June 30, 2006
Media Type Print (Paperback)
Pages 295 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-451-21900-7
Preceded by Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse
Followed by Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu

Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii, is the second novel based on the Monk television series. It was written in 2006 by Lee Goldberg.

Contents

[edit] Basic Information

Mr. Monk's assistant is Natalie from series 2.5 and onwards and, like the first book, is written from her POV.

[edit] Plot

This is the second, original novel based on the "Monk" TV series. The plot makes reference to the TV episode "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine" in which Monk takes medicine that removes all his OCD but (using the words of the character Dr. Kroger) "makes him [Monk] a terrible detective". This book also refers to the TV episode "Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation" explaining Monk's fears of planes.

Monk follows his assistant Natalie on her vacation to Hawaii and sets out to investigate murder, car thefts, burglaries, and, scariest of all, towels that are rolled instead of folded. Famed television medium Dylan Swift is eager to help Monk in his homicide investigation—by providing tips from the great beyond from the victims themselves. Monk thinks Swift is a fraud but trying to solve all those crimes...all while coping with geckos and the horror of unsynchronized ceiling fans...may prove a tough coconut to crack.

[edit] Author

Lee Goldberg has also written several episodes ("Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico," "Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse," "Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing") and a previous "Monk" novel ("Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse").

Goldberg is also the author of the "Diagnosis Murder" novels, which are based on the TV series on which he served as executive producer and principal writer. His other books include "Man With the Iron-On Badge," "Unsold Television Pilots," "Successful Television Writing," and "Beyond the Beyond (Novel)." His TV writing and/or producing credits include "Martial Law," "Diagnosis: Murder," "Hunter," "Baywatch," "1-800-Missing" and "Monk."



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Current Main Characters Adrian Monk | Natalie Teeger | Captain Leland Stottlemeyer | Lieutenant Randy Disher
Secondary Characters Charles Kroger | Trudy Monk | Ambrose Monk | Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck | Julie Teeger
Tertiary/Quaternary Characters Jack Monk | Jack Monk, Jr. | Warrick Tennyson
Former Characters Sharona Fleming | Benjy Fleming
Related Articles Episode List | Monk soundtrack | Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse | Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii | Randy Disher Project
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