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Monk Books in Order

Monk contains 19 books, published between 2006 and 2015. The first book is Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse (2006) and the newest is Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
2006–2015
Pages on record
3,662 in 13 of 19 books
Reading time
61–92 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,662 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

See all 19 books in order Printable Monk checklist

Monk is a media tie-in mystery series by Lee Goldberg featuring Adrian Monk. Subjects include private investigators, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychics and eccentricity. The 19 books run from Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse (2006) to Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant (2015). Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii (2006), Mr. Monk in Outer Space (2007) and Mr. Monk Goes to Germany (2008) are among them. Hy Conrad is credited on 4 books, and the series is listed as likely complete.

How many Monk books are there?

Monk has 19 books, released between 2006 and 2015.

Monk Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Monk books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii by Lee Goldberg, book 2 of the Monk series (2006)
  2. Cover of Mr. Monk and The Two Assistants by Lee Goldberg, book 4 of the Monk series (2007)
  3. Cover of Mr. Monk in Outer Space by Lee Goldberg, book 5 of the Monk series (2007)
  4. Cover of Mr. Monk Goes to Germany by Lee Goldberg, book 6 of the Monk series (2008)
  5. Cover of Mr. Monk is Miserable by Lee Goldberg, book 7 of the Monk series (2008)
  6. Cover of Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop by Lee Goldberg, book 8 of the Monk series (2009)
  7. Cover of Mr. Monk in Trouble by Lee Goldberg, book 9 of the Monk series (2009)
  8. Cover of Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out by Lee Goldberg, book 10 of the Monk series (2010)
  9. Cover of Mr. Monk on the Road by Lee Goldberg, book 11 of the Monk series (2010)
  10. Cover of Mr. Monk on Patrol by Lee Goldberg, book 13 of the Monk series (2012)
  11. Cover of Mr. Monk is a Mess by Lee Goldberg, book 14 of the Monk series (2012)
  12. Cover of Mr. Monk Gets Even by Lee Goldberg, book 15 of the Monk series (2012)
  13. Cover of Mr. Monk Helps Himself by Hy Conrad, book 16 of the Monk series (2013)
  14. Cover of Mr. Monk Gets on Board by Hy Conrad, book 17 of the Monk series (2014)
  15. Cover of Mr. Monk is Open for Business by Hy Conrad, book 18 of the Monk series (2014)
  16. Cover of Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant by Hy Conrad, book 19 of the Monk series (2015)
  1. 1
    Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse2006 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006292
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  2. 2
    Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii2006 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006295
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  3. 3
    Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu2007 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007295
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  4. 4
    Mr. Monk and The Two Assistants2007 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007280
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  5. 5
    Mr. Monk in Outer Space2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  6. 6
    Mr. Monk Goes to Germany2008 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008288
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  7. 7
    Mr. Monk is Miserable2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  8. 8
    Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  9. 9
    Mr. Monk in Trouble2009 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009273
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  10. 10
    Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  11. 11
    Mr. Monk on the Road2010 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010291
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  12. 12
    Mr. Monk on the Couch2011 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011278
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  13. 13
    Mr. Monk on Patrol2012 · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012277
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  14. 14
    Mr. Monk is a Mess2012 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012272
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  15. 15
    Mr. Monk Gets Even2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  16. 16
    Mr. Monk Helps Himself2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  17. 17
    Mr. Monk Gets on Board2014 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014276
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  18. 18
    Mr. Monk is Open for Business2014 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014272
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  19. 19
    Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant2015 · 273 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015273
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Monk Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Monk books run from Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse (2006) to Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant (2015), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Monk in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Monk books in order?

You should read the Monk books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Monk book also stands alone.

Where to start with Monk

Start with Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Monk book?

Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant (2015) is the newest Monk book released so far.

Is there a new Monk book coming?

No next Monk book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Monk at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Monk title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Monk books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,662 pages across the 13 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Monk books, 10 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 19 titles, 15 are credited to Lee Goldberg and 4 to Hy Conrad.

What the Monk books are about

All 19 Monk books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 19 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other series by Lee Goldberg

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.