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After her husband is arrested for murder, Sharona brings her past partnership with Adrian Monk back into the picture, challenging the equilibrium of Monk’s meticulously organized world. Meanwhile, Natalie, Monk’s current assistant, feels threatened by Sharona’s return and resists the shift. As Monk attempts to juggle the tensions between the two assistants, he uncovers flaws in the indictment against Sharona’s husband and confronts a new series of murders that may point to a killer who knows him intimately and is one step ahead. The case forces Monk to reconsider loyalty, justice, and his own obsessive routines.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Goldberg, Lee
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