In the first in an all-new series of original mysteries, Adrian Monk, the brilliant obsessive-compulsive investigator, much to his horror, must dig through a lot of dirt to discover the culprit behind a fatal house fire and the death of a dog at the local firehouse. Original. (A USA Network TV series, starring Tony Shalhoub) (Mystery & Detective)
When he follows his assistant Natalie to Hawaii, obsessive-compulsive detective Monk, who has a strong aversion to dirt, investigates the death of a wealthy tourist at the hands of a coconut and a TV psychic's claims that the victim has a message from beyond about her killer. Original. (A USA Network TV series, starring Tony Shalhoub) (Mystery & Detective)
Monk is horrified when he learns there's going to be a blue flu in San Francisco-until Capt. Stottlemeyer explains that it just means the police plan to call in "sick" until they get a better contract.The good news is the labor dispute will give Monk a chance to get back on the force.The bad news is it means he'll be a "scab"-and he doesn't like the sound of that either. But before he knows it, Monk has his badge back, and his own squad to command. Unfortunately, some of the squad members make Monk look like a paragon of mental health. But despite the challenges, they'll have to pull together to catch an astrologer's killer, solve a series of mysterious fatal assaults, and most importantly, clean up their desks.
OCD detective Adrian Monk, coping with the conflict between two different female assistants--his former aide, Sharona, who returns after her ne'er-do-well husband is arrested for murder, and his new assistant, Natalie--finds himself up against a clever killer. Reprint. (A USA Network television series, starring Tony Shaloub) (Mystery & Detective)
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer relies on Adrian Monk to solve his most baffling cases, but when the captain is faced with budget cuts, Monk's fees are one of the expenses he trims. Monk is too compulsive to stop investigating; he resorts to calling in tips under assumed names, infuriating the captain. But when Stottlemeyer is arrested for murder, he turns to the only detective who can prove his innocence. That is, if Monk can overcome some potentially crippling obstacles along the way
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.
Welcome to the series of original mysteries starring Adrian Monk, the brilliant investigator who always knows when something's out of place.... Randy Disher is perfectly happy living with Monk's old assistant Sharona and working as the new police chief of Summit, New Jersey. But when the city's leadership is arrested for fraud, he suddenly finds himself appointed acting mayor and overwhelmed by the dual responsibilities--especially when the town is hit by a wave of robberies. In desperation, Disher calls on Adrian Monk to put things in order. As deputized officers, Monk and his assistant Natalie are ready to make Summit the cleanest city on earth--until the burglaries escalate to arson and murder. Now it's time to get down and dirty, before someone puts Officer Monk out of commission for good.
Welcome to the series of original mysteries starring Adrian Monk, the brilliant investigator who always knows when something's out of place....The future is looking bright for Adrian Monk. Natalie is working as a cop in Summit, his brother is a week away from getting married, and Monk has a new assistant--and even a girlfriend.All this change doesn't keep him from work, though. He's investigating a string of accidental deaths and suicides that he believes are actually murders. But when Monk's suspect is killed, he must face the fact that he might be wrong. Have stability and happiness robbed Monk of his mojo? Meanwhile, Monk's imprisoned arch nemesis, the morbidly obese criminal mastermind Dale the Whale, is being transferred from prison to San Francisco General Hospital for an operation. When Dale escapes and all signs point to Captain Stottlemeyer as his accomplice, Monk will have to reboot his detective skills to clear the captain's name--and prove that he's still the one and only Monk.
#1 New York Times Bestselling author"As dark and twisted as anything Hammett or Chandler ever dreamed up" Kirkus, Starred Review Harvey Mapes is a 26-year-old security guard who learned everything he knows about being a private eye from books and TV ... and who is about to discover that the differences between fact and fiction can be fatal. (Formerly published as "The Man with the Iron On Badge") CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR "WATCH ME DIE" "Approaching the level of Lawrence Block is no mean feat, but Goldberg succeeds with this engaging PI novel." Publishers Weekly "A wonderfully fresh voice in the mystery genre, Goldberg will delight fans of Janet Evanovich and Robert Crais," - Rick Riordan, author of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" "Lee Goldberg bravely marches into territory already staked out by some fierce competition--Donald Westlake, Lawrence Block, the early Harlan Coben--and comes out virtually unscathed." The Chicago Tribune "Goldberg has a knack for combining just the right amount of humor and realism with his obvious love for the PI genre and his own smart ass sensibilities. ...]A terrific read. Goldberg is the real deal and should be on everyone's must read list." Crimespree Magazine"A quick, fun read with a satisfying and unexpected ending. Harvey Mapes is a hero I hope we see in a sequel." -- Phillip Margolin, author of "Gone But Not Forgotten"
It's one minute after the Big One. Marty Slack, a TV network executive, crawls out from under his Mercedes, parked outside what once was a downtown Los Angeles warehouse, the location for a new TV show. Downtown LA is in ruins. The sky is thick with black smoke. His cell phone is dead. The freeways are rubble. The airport is demolished. Buildings lay across streets like fallen trees. It will be days before help can arrive.Marty has been expecting this day all his life. He's prepared. In his car are a pair of sturdy walking shoes and a backpack of food, water, and supplies. He knows there is only one thing he can do ... that he must do: get home to his wife Beth, go back to their gated community on the far edge of the San Fernando Valley.All he has to do is walk. But he will quickly learn that it's not that easy. His dangerous, unpredictable journey home will take him through the different worlds of what was once Los Angeles. Wildfires rage out of control. Flood waters burst through collapsed dams. Natural gas explosions consume neighborhoods. Sinkholes swallow entire buildings. After-shocks rip apart the ground. Looters rampage through the streets. There's no power. No running water. No order.Marty Slack thinks he's prepared. He's wrong. Nothing can prepare him for this ordeal, a quest for his family and for his soul, a journey that will test the limits of his endurance and his humanity, a trek from the man he was to the man he can be ... if he can survive The Walk.
Three Dazzling, Widely-Acclaimed Stories from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg in One Thrilling Collection. In "Jack Webb's Star," a struggling reporter comes up with a bizarre scheme in a desperate attempt to reinvigorate his love life. In "Remaindered", a once-famous novelist embarks on a self-financed book tour through middle America to save his career...and discovers a novel way to die. And in "Bumsicle," a homeless woman freezes to death, unlocking troubling memories for a weary cop and a powerful Chief of Police. PRAISE FOR THE STORIES IN THREE WAYS TO DIE "Lee Goldberg's Jack Webb's Star is a riotous caper crime with a nasty twist..." Los Angeles Times "Jack Webb's Star is a darkly funny story about a heist that could only happen in Hollywood. The author is on top of his game," Seattle Post-Intelligencer "I loved everything about it. More awesomeness from Lee Goldberg," Sara Gran, author of Dope and Come Closer. "Remaindered is brilliant Hilarious, suspenseful, with booksigning sequences that induce PTSD... bravo " Barry Eisler, bestselling author of The Killer Collective "Bud Flanek is the Kentucky Columbo. Lee Goldberg has the goods." William Link, Emmy Award winning writer/co-creator of Columbo and Murder She Wrote "One of the wiliest short stories I've read in many years. Lee Goldberg at his very best," Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene Magazine "...and best of all, Jack Webb's Star, Lee Goldberg's hilarious contemporary tale of a struggling TV writer, his commercial actress wife, a traffic school led by an unfunny stand-up comic, and Joe Friday's star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame," Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. "Top billing should go to Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch story, 'Suicide Run, ' and to Lee Goldberg's 'Jack Webb's Star'--the former for the detection and the latter for biggest laughs," Publisher's Weekly
