“Mr. Monk in Trouble” by Lee Goldberg – The Lost Treasure in Gold County

If you've seen the television show, then you are definitely familiar with Adrian Monk, a brilliant detective who would be the perfect man… if he did not suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder, something which either hampers or helps him in every case he is in. 

You could perhaps qualify Monk as someone who is knocking at the door of the World’s Greatest Detectives Club, and not without reason; he has the smarts, detective skills and personality to one day be held to the same standards as all-time greats such as Colombo, Poirot, Holmes, and a few others.

In any case, in Mr. Monk in Trouble by Lee Goldberg , we are once again taken on a mysterious journey, this time in the aptly-named town of Trouble, located in California. The town has become famous since 1962, when the participants of a supposedly botched train robbery allegedly dumped their loot off somewhere.

Needless to say, there are more than enough people interested in finding it, and on a tragic night, the museum’s watchman bites the dust, assassinated. Needless to say, this isn't some random murder and as the genre usually has it, it’s definitely related to the treasure from that 1962 heist. 

Mr. Monk in Trouble by Lee Goldberg (Book Cover)
Without wasting a second, Monk and his assistant Natalie are put on the case, travelling to the town of Trouble to investigate just what the heck is going on. Considering the name the town bears, Mr. Monk would do well to be careful and on his best behavior; it wasn’t named Trouble for nothing.

Just like the other Monk books, this one is fairly light and simple, just trying to tell an interesting story without going into too much detail or adding complex layers of meaning. This isn't the kind of book that will cater to philosophical readers… those who read to relax will enjoy it much more. The story itself is actually quite interesting and manages to be fresh, despite seeming like a murder mystery cliché.

Lee Goldberg (Author)

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Lee Goldberg is an author of American origin, also working as a screenwriter and producer for a number of different television crime series, including Hunter, Monk, The Glades, Martial Law, and others. He is also the author, amongst other works, of the Fox & O’Hare, Diagnosis Murder, Monk and The Dead Man series.



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