Mr Monk On Patrol

I just don't know what to say about this book–everything I think to say about Goldberg's Monk books, I think I've said before. Great storytelling, great use of the characters inherited from the show, good mystery.

Goldberg specializes in taking Monk out of San Francisco and putting him in a circumstance that even non-OCD types would find unappealing (at best)–and he does it to the nines this time. Thankfully, even in the midst of horror and unfamiliarity, Monk (and we) get a little dose of home: Randy and Sharona! So nice to get this peak at their new life in Jersey.

I haven't/won't read what the next installment is about, so I'm not sure where he goes with this, but Goldberg sure sets things up by the end for major character growth. Hope TPTB let him go through with it, it'll be great to read (will probably be great to read if they don't, too).


My only quibble is that Monk uses the epithet, “hell,” pretty frequently–I'm not sure if he's ever said it in either the show or Goldberg's works, but I'm willing to bet that it wasn't anywhere near this often.