Order of Monk Books
Monk is a series of television tie-in mystery novels by American author Lee Goldberg and Hy Conrad. The novels are based on the comedy/drama series starring Tony Shalhoub that ran for eight seasons for a total of 125 original episodes. The title character’s full name is Adrian Monk (played by Shalhoub), who worked for the San Francisco Police Department until his wife was killed in a car bombing that he believed was meant for him. This incident caused him to have a breakdown (amplifying his OCD), leading to him eventually working as a private detective.
The Monk TV tie-in series began in 2006 with the novel Mr. Monk Goes to the Fire House. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of the Monk books in order of when they were first released (which is also their chronology):
Publication Order of Monk Books
(By: Lee Goldberg, Hy Conrad)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse | (2006) | |
Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii | (2006) | |
Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu | (2007) | |
Mr. Monk and The Two Assistants | (2007) | |
Mr. Monk in Outer Space | (2007) | |
Mr. Monk Goes to Germany | (2008) | |
Mr. Monk is Miserable | (2008) | |
Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop | (2009) | |
Mr. Monk in Trouble | (2009) | |
Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out | (2010) | |
Mr. Monk on the Road | (2010) | |
Mr. Monk on the Couch | (2011) | |
Mr. Monk on Patrol | (2012) | |
Mr. Monk is a Mess | (2012) | |
Mr. Monk Gets Even | (2012) | |
Mr. Monk Helps Himself | (2013) | |
Mr. Monk Gets on Board | (2014) | |
Mr. Monk is Open for Business | (2014) | |
Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant | (2015) |
Note: Mr. Monk Helps Himself and Mr. Monk Gets on Board were written by Hy Conrad. All other Monk novels thus far were written by Lee Goldberg.