Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii

Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii

1st edition 2006 paperback cover
Author	Lee Goldberg
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Monk mystery novel series
Genre	Mystery novel
Publisher	Signet
Publication date	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.

Basic Information

Mr. Monk's assistant is Natalie from the middle of season 3 and onwards and, like the first book, the book is written from her POV.

Plot summary

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.

Author

Lee Goldberg has also written several episodes ("Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico", "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."