Book of the Week: Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse by Lee Goldberg

 If you loved the tv series "Monk" about the OCD detective, you'll love the series of books. I've read all of them and recently re-read the first in the series "Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse" by Lee Goldberg. That's this week's Book of the Week, and it's a 5 star book. (It's book #1 of a series of 19) 

There are parts of this book that will make you laugh out loud at Mr. Monk's quirks. In fact, after I read one part, I had to re-read it out loud to Tom, and we both laughed over it. The mystery is brilliant and will keep you reading. I re-read this book in 4 days (which is super-fast for me). Of course, I'm going to re-read all of them, but this is the one to start with! 

ABOUT THE BOOK:  Monk's house is being fumigated, and he has nowhere to go. Fortunately, his assistant Natalie and her daughter are kind enough to welcome him into their home. Unfortunately, their home is not quite up to Monk's standards of cleanliness and order.

But while Monk attempts to arrange his surroundings just so, something else needs to be put straight. The death of a dog at the local firehouse-on the same night as a fatal house fire-has led Monk into a puzzling mystery. And much to his horror, he's going to have to dig through a lot of dirt to find the answer.