Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu (Mr. Monk Series #3)

by Lee Goldberg

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451220134
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/02/2007
Series:	Monk , #3
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	4.17(w) x 6.68(h) x 0.76(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lee Goldberg has written episodes for the Monk television series, as well as many other programs. He is a two-time Edgar Award nominee and the author of the acclaimed Diagnosis Murder novels, based on the TV series for which he was a writer and executive producer.

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 The San Francisco City Hall was built not long after the 1906 earthquake to scream to the world that the city was back, bigger, stronger, and more opulent than ever.
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Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
Everyone's favorite obsessive-compulsive detective is back in the third novel written by Lee Goldberg based on the popular USA Network television series (following Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse and Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii).

As a consultant working with the San Francisco P.D.'s Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, Adrian Monk -- whose numerous phobias include germs, milk, needles, crowds, children, driving, and public speaking -- is busy trying to solve a string of brutal strangulations involving female joggers who have all been found with their left sneakers inexplicably missing. But just as Monk begins his investigation, the SFPD -- who have been working without a labor contract for more than a year -- make a unified statement by all calling in sick with the "blue flu" until they can get a better agreement. The labor dispute reaps unexpected rewards for Monk, who is reinstated and named acting captain. But with only a misfit team of scab officers to back him up -- a violent sociopath, a paranoid schizophrenic, and a senile old man -- Monk's psychological stability is put to the test like never before…

While the obvious audience for the Monk novels are fans of the multiple Emmy Award–winning television series, Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu will appeal to anyone who enjoys lighthearted, comedic whodunits, regardless of whether they've even seen the show. Goldberg's succinct writing style -- with an emphasis on witty dialogue, laugh-out-loud hijinks, and nonstop action -- will make a devoted Monk fan of anyone who picks up this surprisingly entertaining read. Rubber gloves and moist towelettes not included. Paul Goat Allen