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Mr. Monk on the Couch

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Plot summary
Mr. Monk and the Sunday Paper
List of characters
Characters from the television series Original characters
References

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| name = Mr. Monk on the Couch
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| image = MrMonkontheCouch.jpg
| caption = 1st edition 2011 hard cover
| author = Lee Goldberg
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| country = United States
| language = English
| series = Monk mystery novel series
| subject =
| genre = Mystery novel
| publisher = Signet Books
| release_date = June 7, 2011
| media_type = Print (hardcover)
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| preceded_by = Mr. Monk on the Road
| followed_by = Mr. Monk on Patrol
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Mr. Monk on the Couch is the twelfth novel written by Lee Goldberg to be based on the television series Monk.^[1] It was published on June 7, 2011. Like the other Monk novels, the story is narrated by Natalie Teeger, Monk's assistant.

Plot summary

Adrian Monk has to solve the murders of three people: a struggling student, a security guard, and a beautiful woman. The only common element between these three people is a couch. Meanwhile, Natalie Teeger solves a case on her own with the help of Monk's agoraphobic brother Ambrose.^[2]

Mr. Monk and the Sunday Paper

Mr. Monk and the Sunday Paper is an excerpt from Mr. Monk on the Couch that was published as a short story in the July 2011 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine after the release of the book.^[3]

List of characters

Characters from the television series

Adrian Monk: the titular detective, played on the series by Tony Shalhoub
Natalie Teeger: Monk's loyal assistant and the narrator of the book, played on the series by Traylor Howard
Ambrose Monk: Monk's agoraphobic brother, played on the series by John Turturro
Leland Stottlemeyer: Head of the SFPD; Monk's and Natalie's boss and friend, played on the series by Ted Levine

Original characters

Amy Devlin: A lieutenant who is Stottlemeyer's new right hand, replacing Randy Disher who is now the police chief of Summit, New Jersey
Yuki Nakamara: Assistant to Dub Clemens until his death, now is the assistant and girlfriend of Ambrose Monk

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/rap-sheet-lee-goldberg-makes-defective-detective-h/ |publisher=Kirkus Reviews |title=The Rap Sheet: Lee Goldberg Makes The 'Defective Detective' His Own |date=2011-07-07 |accessdate=2013-07-13}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.midwestbookreview.com/rbw/oct_12.htm |publisher=Midwest Book Review |title=Reviewer's Bookwatch: Gary's Bookshelf |date=October 2012 |accessdate=2013-07-13}}
3. ^{{cite journal |title=Mr. Monk and the Sunday Paper |magazine=Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine |date=July 2011}}

2 : 2011 American novels|Monk (novel series)

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