University City Public Library Book Challenge: Mr. Monk And The Two Assistants

Press release from University City Public Library Book Challenge:

August 15, 2021

Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants by Lee Goldberg (2007) 280 pages

Monk

Monk's current assistant is Natalie. She began working for Monk after his previous assistant, Sharona, left town to return to her ex-husband. Now Sharona's back in town. Her husband, Trevor, is in jail, accused of killing a woman who had hired Trevor to do her landscaping. Sharona thinks her husband is guilty and thus she isn't interested asking Monk to prove Trevor's innocence. However, Natalie fears that Sharona will take her job away, and decides that Monk needs to prove Trevor's innocence in order to get Sharona to go back to Trevor in Los Angeles. While the two women start out at odds with each other, they find they share strong concern for Monk's wellbeing and end up working together well. Monk's over-the-top personality helps infuse the story with humor.

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