Monk is back in the twelfth book based on the incredibly popular USA Network series. Three strangers, each a murder a security guard, a struggling student, and a beautiful woman. They have something more in common than death and Monk can't believe what it is-a couch. Before you find out why, you'd better sit down. PRAISE FOR LEE GOLDBERG'S MONK NOVELS ""No one else could capture these characters and bring them to life on the page the way Lee Goldberg does!"— King's River Life Magazine "Goldberg makes Adrian Monk much more interesting than the TV the twitches are less obvious, the outcomes much less predictable. Even (or especially) the secondary characters are more interesting and have sharper dialogue."— Chicago Tribune ""The only thing more fun than watching Monk is reading the adventures Lee Goldberg creates for him. The books set a high standard from the get-go." Crimespree Magazine "Full of snippets of slapstick humor and Monk's special talents for observation," Library Journal "This latest hilariously funny and devilishly clever novel about TV's obsessive-compulsive sleuth Adrian Monk is an impossible crime lover's delight! Very funny and inventively plotted," Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine ">"Throughout the Mr. Monk series author Lee Goldberg has always kept a firm grasp on exactly who his characters are, and he is able to expertly play them against one another to the best dramatic and comic advantage," The Gumshoe Review "You'd be hard-pressed to find another recent work that provides so many hip and humorous moments." Bookgasm