Mr. Monk is Miserable
1st edition 2008 hardback cover
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| Author | Lee Goldberg |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Monk mystery novel series |
| Genre | Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Signet Books |
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December 2, 2008 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 288 pp |
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| OCLC | 213308710 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3557.O3577 M78 2008 |
| Preceded by | Mr. Monk Goes to Germany |
| Followed by | Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop |
Mr. Monk is Miserable is the seventh novel in the Monk mystery book series by writer Lee Goldberg. It was published on December 2, 2008.
Natalie wants a break so she blackmails Monk in going to Paris, France. While in Paris, Monk surprises Natalie by telling her he wants to check out the sewers because the underground maze of tunnels and pipes is famous for keeping Paris sanitary. While traveling the mazes of the sewers, the two stumble upon the catacombs, which are filled with aging skulls and bones. When Monk spots a skull that is not so old that shows evidence of murder, the pair's vacation plans are once again put aside so Monk can conduct a murder investigation.
Having agreed (or rather, been blackmailed) to stop over in Paris, France at the conclusion of their last case in Germany, Adrian Monk accompanies Natalie Teeger for a few days in the City of Lights. They decide to travel there from Lohr by flying (despite Monk having a fear of flying). While they are on the flight, another man dies from a severe allergic reaction to peanut oil, and Monk figures he was murdered, and is able to expose one of the flight attendants as the killer.
When their plane arrives in Paris, Monk and Natalie get taken into a separate room to be questioned about what they saw during the incident. The chief prefecture of the Paris police, Inspector Phillipe Le Roux, immediately recognizes Monk as the man who solved a homicide in Paris by merely reading an article in a San Francisco newspaper. During their first night, Monk is able to point out the things that suggest that Natalie has been in Paris before, with Mitch.
Natalie is full of plans for things she wants to see, but Monk surprises her with his own desire: visiting the Paris Sewer Museum. She's always thought that Monk would rather die than go down a sewer, but Monk says that the Paris sewers were the first of their kind, and helped make the city a pioneer of sanitation in Europe - an achievement that actually might be worth considering paying tribute to.
After travelling through the maze that is the sewer system, our duo enters the Paris Catacombs, a massive ossuary for the city's long-dead residents. But among them, Monk spots a skull that is not so old, and concludes that it belongs to someone who hasn't been dead for as long a time as everyone else whose skeletons line the catacombs.
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