When the local government of Summit, New Jersey, is hit with a string of arrests, Chief of Police Randy Disher finds himself acting as mayor. With a town to run and a series of robberies to investigate, he calls on Adrian Monk to serve as a temporary policeman. PRAISE FOR LEE GOLDBERGS MONK NOVELS No one else could capture these characters and bring them to life on the page the way Lee Goldberg does!-- Kings River Life Magazine Goldberg makes Adrian Monk much more interesting than the TV version the twitches are less obvious, the outcomes much less predictable. Even or especially the secondary characters are more interesting and have sharper dialogue.--Chicago Tribune The only thing more fun than watching Monk is reading the adventures Lee Goldberg creates for him.