Mr. Monk Gets on Board

Mr. Monk Gets on Board
First edition 2014 hard cover
Author	Hy Conrad
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Monk mystery novel series
Genre	Mystery novel
Publisher	Signet Books
Publication date	January 7, 2014
Media type	Print (hardcover)
ISBN	978-0-451-24095-8
Preceded by	Mr. Monk Helps Himself
Followed by	Mr. Monk Is Open For Business

Mr. Monk Gets on Board is the seventeenth novel based on the television series Monk. It was published on January 7, 2014. Like the other novels, the story is narrated by Natalie Teeger, Monk's assistant. It is the second novel in the series to be written by Hy Conrad.

Plot summary

Natalie completes the requirements and receives a license as a private investigator, and proceeds to attend a business seminar at sea with Adrian Monk. When the alarm is pulled and the ship drops anchor, they discover the dead body of the cruise director in the sea. She has alcohol in her system, so her death is deemed an accident, but Adrian Monk isn't convinced.

List of characters

Characters from the television series

Adrian Monk: The titular detective, played in the series by Tony Shalhoub
Natalie Teeger: Monk's loyal assistant and the narrator of the book, played on the series by Traylor Howard

Trivia

In his author's note, Hy Conrad noted that this novel was adapted from the script for a never-filmed episode of season 3 called "Mr. Monk Is At Sea." The premise of that episode would have had Monk and Sharona Fleming investigate a murder on a cruise ship. Had the episode been filmed, it probably would have taken the place of "Mr. Monk and the Game Show," the sole episode of the series where none of the supporting cast appear. Conrad noted that while USA Network approved the script, the episode got canned because they were unable to find a real cruise ship to secure for filming, as cruise lines were very sensitive about murders being committed on-board or people falling overboard. No one wanted to loan a ship for filming, even when the killer's identity and the body count were changed. The script subsequently ended up in the vault. In the next few seasons, the writers would turn to the script of "Mr. Monk Is At Sea" when running low on ideas and make calls, but it become the show's white whale.

Therefore, Mr. Monk Gets on Board is described by Conrad as being the plot of "Mr. Monk Is At Sea," but with some changes: namely, the replacement of Sharona with Natalie, the addition of a subplot involving a book collector named Malcolm Leeds, and a visit to Mexico that includes a meeting with Captain Alameda, the San Macros police captain from season 2's "Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico".

Reception

The West Orlando News praised the book and recommended it to fans of the television series.^[1]

References

↑ Roen, Gary. "Mr. Monk Gets On Board (review)". West Orlando News. Retrieved 15 August 2014.

Monk

Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Episodes	"Mr. Monk and the Candidate" "Mr. Monk and the Airplane" "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies" "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" "Mr. Monk and the Actor" "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink" "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus" "Mr. Monk and the End"

Characters	Adrian Monk Sharona Fleming Natalie Teeger Leland Stottlemeyer Randy Disher Trudy Monk

Novels	Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants Mr. Monk in Outer Space Mr. Monk Goes to Germany Mr. Monk is Miserable Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop Mr. Monk in Trouble Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out Mr. Monk on the Road Mr. Monk on the Couch Mr. Monk on Patrol Mr. Monk is a Mess Mr. Monk Gets Even Mr. Monk Helps Himself Mr. Monk Gets on Board Mr. Monk Is Open for Business

Other	Awards and nominations Cast list Soundtrack "It's a Jungle Out There"

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