Review - Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop

I finished this book, Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop by Lee Goldberg, Saturday. It was a good book. The premise of the book was that Monk's contract with the San Francisco Police Department is terminated amid budget cuts. But when it looks like Monk's former partner and current Captain of Detectives is the number one suspect in a murder of cop, Monk is asked to help him out, even though it was Sotttlemeyer that made it look like the only detective that could solve the case, Monk, was already cut from the case.

The book moved along nicely with a new surprise in the plot around every corner. Monk's obsessiveness is still there and can be a little annoying at times, but he's still a lovable character, warts and all.

SPOILER ALERT--The part enjoyed the most is that one of the characters, Nick Slade, ends up being a very bad man.

Now it's on to read Fire and Ice by J.A. Jance.