Mr. Monk Helps Himself
First edition 2013 hard cover
Author	Hy Conrad
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Monk mystery novel series
Genre	Mystery novel
Publisher	Signet Books
Publication date	June 4, 2013
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Preceded by	Mr. Monk Gets Even
Followed by	Mr. Monk Gets on Board

Mr. Monk Helps Himself is the sixteenth novel based on the television series Monk. It was published on June 4, 2013. Like the other novels, the story is narrated by Natalie Teeger, Monk's assistant. It is the first novel in the series to be written by Hy Conrad.^[1]

Plot summary

Adrian Monk decides that it is time for Natalie Teeger to become a private detective to better aid him when solving cases. However, they come to a disagreement when Natalie wants to take the case of a woman whose apparent suicide starts to look like murder and Monk is more interested in a clown killed by poisoned money.^[2]

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

References

^ "Reviewer's Bookwatch: Gary's Bookshelf". Midwest Book Review. July 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ "Mr. Monk Helps Himself -- Hy Conrad". Bill Crider. 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2014-01-09.

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Characters	Adrian 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" Mr. Monk's Last Case (TV movie)
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Music	Official soundtrack "It's a Jungle Out There" (theme song)
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