Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants

Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants, by Lee Goldberg

For those people who love the TV series "Monk", Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants (2007) by Lee Goldberg is a must read. The obsessive-compulsive detective is reunited with his first assistant Sharona, whose husband has been accused of a murder she is certain he did not commit. Monk's current assistant, Natalie, finds herself threatened by Sharona's return, and is afraid she will lose her job, which she desperately needs to support herself and her daughter. Monk agrees to take the case, and he finds himself being annoyed by a mystery author, Ian Ludlow, who seems to have all the answers. Along the way, Monk solves some unrelated, smaller crimes. This is a very easy and entertaining read - just right for curling up in a chair in front of the fireplace on a cool autumn night!
-Carl