Mr. Monk Helps Himself - by Hy Conrad (Paperback)

About the Book

While studying for her private investigator license, Natalie investigates the apparent suicide of a self-help guru who was about to go bankrupt and enlists the help of her obsessive compulsive partner, Monk, when she suspects foul play.

Book Synopsis

Welcome to the series of original mysteries starring Adrian Monk, the brilliant investigator who always knows when something's out of place....

Natalie is taking a break from studying for her PI license--the last step to becoming Monk's full partner. She sneaks off to Half Moon Bay for a retreat run by Miranda Bigley, leader of the Best Possible Me self-help program, but her plans for a relaxing weekend are disrupted when Monk tracks her down to rescue her from the "cult." Their argument is cut short when Miranda, in full view of everyone, calmly walks to the edge of a cliff and jumps.

Even though Miranda's death looks like suicide, Natalie is sure it's murder. But Monk brushes her off to help the SFPD solve the murder of a clown, despite his coulrophobia, aka fear of clowns. As Monk and Natalie begin their independent investigations, they quickly learn that if they want to figure out whodunit, they will have to find a way to become true partners....

An all-new story starring Adrian Monk by Edgar(R) Award-nominated Monk screenwriter and coexecutive producer Hy Conrad. It's compulsive, page-turning fun.

Review Quotes

Praise for the Monk Mysteries:

"An entertaining and ruefully funny diversion that stars one of television's best-loved characters."--Honolulu Star Bulletin

"[A] lighthearted, enjoyable whodunit."--San Francisco Book Review

"Hilariously funny and devilishly clever...an impossible-crime lover's delight."--Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

About the Author

Hy Conrad was one of the original writers on the USA Network television series Monk and stayed with the series for all eight seasons, acting as coexecutive producer for the last two seasons and garnering three Edgar(R) Award nominations. In addition, Hy was head writer of the webisode series Little Monk and served as consulting producer and writer on the USA series White Collar. He is the author of hundreds of short stories, dozens of interactive mysteries, and ten books of solvable whodunits, sold around the world in fourteen languages.