HY Conrad Books In Order

Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse (By:Lee Goldberg)

The brand new mystery series starring the brilliant, beloved, and slightly off balance sleuth from the USA Network’s hit show! 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.

Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii (By:Lee Goldberg)

Some people think Hawaii is paradise, but Monk knows that danger, like dirt, lurks everywhere. Look at Helen Gruber, the rich tourist who took a fatal blow from a coconut. The police say it fell from a tree, but Monk suspects otherwise. His assistant Natalie isn’t exactly thrilled about Monk’s latest investigation. It was bad enough Monk followed her on vacation, and now it looks like the vacation is over. Smooth talking TV psychic Dylan Swift is on the island and claims to have a message from beyond from Helen Gruber. Monk has his doubts about Swift’s credibility. But finding the killer and proving Swift a fraud all while coping with geckos and the horror of unsynchronized ceiling fans may prove a tough coconut to crack.

Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu (By:Lee Goldberg)

Monk is horrified when he learns there’s going to be a blue flu in San Francisco until Capt. Stottlemeyer explains that it just means the police plan to call in ‘sick’ until they get a better contract. The good news is the labor dispute will give Monk a chance to get back on the force. The bad news is it means he’ll be a ‘scab’ and he doesn’t like the sound of that either. But before he knows it, Monk has his badge back, and his own squad to command. Unfortunately, some of the squad members make Monk look like a paragon of mental health. But despite the challenges, they’ll have to pull together to catch an astrologer’s killer, solve a series of mysterious fatal assaults, and most importantly, clean up their desks.

Mr. Monk and The Two Assistants (By:Lee Goldberg)

Fourth in the all new series of original mysteries starring Adrian Monk, the brilliant investigator who always knows when something’s out of place.

Now that her ne’er do well husband has been arrested for murder, Monk’s former assistant, Sharona, is ready to reclaim her place in Monk’s extremely well ordered life. But his current assistant, Natalie, is not pleased with this turn of events.

While Monk tries to maintain a delicate balance between the two women, he discovers a few snags in the case against Sharona’s husband. And with other murders to investigate, Monk realizes he may be up against a killer who not only understands him, but is one step ahead.

Mr. Monk in Outer Space (By:Lee Goldberg)

First time in PaperbackBased on the hit USA Network series from Edgar Award nominated Monk screenwriter Lee GoldbergMonk journeys into the realm of the cult science fiction show Beyond Earth where he meets fans just as obsessive compulsive as he is. Though he’s not preoccupied with the program himself, Monk can understand where they re coming from. But there may be a killer among them: someone in a starship uniform has gunned down the show s creator

Mr. Monk Goes to Germany (By:Lee Goldberg)

An all new novel starring the obsessively beloved TV detective who always knows when something’s out of place

Adrian Monk has actually been doing well lately. He s solving murders as fast as they come, and he s been noticeably less compulsive. Monk knows he owes it all to his therapist, Dr. Kroger. So when Kroger attends a conference in Germany, Monk hits the skids, reverting to his OCD habits full time. Desperate, Monk follows his shrink to Germany. And that s when he sees the man across a crowded town square. A man with six fingers. Monk knows it could be the man responsible for his wife s death.

Mr. Monk is Miserable (By:Lee Goldberg)

More compulsive, page turning fun in this all new, original mystery starring the popular TV detective.

Monk already ruined a trip to Germany for his longsuffering assistant Natalie. The least he can do is accompany her on a detour to France and try not to ruin that too. In fact, Monk throws Natalie for a loop by announcing that he wants to visit the sewers of Paris. The historic underground maze of pipes and tunnels is famous for making the City of Light sanitary, and to Monk, that’s worth paying tribute to.

The only problem is that their explorations lead them to another hidden world below the Parisian streets: the catacombs, filled with aging skulls and bones. Monk s sharp eye catches sight of one skull that s not so old and that shows evidence of murder pulling them into a case more twisted than the catacombs themselves.

Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop (By:Lee Goldberg)

More compulsive fun in this all new, original mystery starring everyone’s favorite OCD detective, ‘one of television’s best loved characters.’Honolulu Star BulletinLeland Stottlemeyer is used to obsessive compulsive genius Adrian Monk getting all the praise and attention. But the police captain is feeling a little hostile after taking a lot of ribbing about his reliance on his star consultant. Is it possible he’s used the latest round of budget cuts as an excuse to cut Monk loose? But Monk is much too compulsive to stop investigating, even without pay. Soon he’s calling in tips under assumed names to help solve cases. Who would ever guess the real identity of ‘Adrian Smith’ and ‘Adrian Jones?’ Then Stottlemeyer is framed for the murder of another cop and only one detective in San Francisco can save him…

Mr. Monk in Trouble (By:Lee Goldberg)

Ever since a 1962 unsolved train robbery made it famous, people have made their way to Trouble in California’s gold country to search for the booty that train robbers supposedly dumped in the botched heist. When the museum watchman is murdered, Monk and his assistant, Natalie, are sent to investigate. Monk becomes obsessed with the legendary unsolved robbery, discovering a personal connection to the town s past. During the tail end of the gold rush, Trouble s assayer was one Artemus Monk. Natalie can t help but notice the resemblance. But that might not be the only thing that ties the past to the present, and if Monk isn t careful, he ll learn how the town of Trouble lives up to its name.

Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out (By:Lee Goldberg)

Monk’s been swindled out of his savings but now it’s payback time, in the latest original mystery featuring everyone’s favorite OCD detective. In the midst of a financial crisis, the SFPD fires Adrian Monk as a consultant. Monk figures he can live off his savings for a while. Then Natalie learns that Monk invested his money some time ago with Bob Sebes, the charismatic leader of Reinier Investments, who’s just been arrested on charges of orchestrating a massive $100 million fraud. All of Sebes’ clients including Monk are completely wiped out. When the key witness in the government’s case against Sebes is killed, Monk is convinced that Sebes did it, but the man has been under house arrest with a horde of paparazzi in front of his building 24/7. Monk may be broke, but he’s got plenty of time on his hands to solve this latest mystery…

Mr. Monk on the Road (By:Lee Goldberg)

Monk’s out on the open highway but crime is a hitchhiker that won’t be ignored. With his job secure and his wife’s murder finally solved, Adrian Monk is feeling strangely…
satisfied. He’d like his agoraphobic brother Ambrose to feel the same way, so Monk puts a secret ingredient in Ambrose’s birthday cake: sleeping pills. When Ambrose wakes up, he’s in a motorhome on the open road with Monk determined to show him the outside world. But Ambrose isn’t the only one struggling to let go. As little crimes pop up along the highway, Monk can’t resist getting involved. Now it’s up to Monk to stop a murderer from turning their road trip into a highway to hell.

Mr. Monk on Patrol (By:Lee Goldberg)

When the local government of Summit, New Jersey, is hit with a string of arrests, Chief of Police Randy Disher finds himself acting as mayor. With a town to run and a series of robberies to investigate, he calls on Adrian Monk to serve as a temporary policeman.

Almost Perfect Crimes

Study evidence, look for clues, and use your powers of deduction to solve more than a dozen dastardly crimes. Following each short story puzzle are five pieces of evidence, including things like witness testimony, autopsy and crime scene reports, background checks, car and house searches, and personal effects, that you can investigate by turning to different pages of the book. Examine them all, or just a few, in order to come to a conclusion.

Whodunit – You Decide!

Would you like to serve on jury and decide whether someone accused of a crime is guilty or not? Who doesn’t love a twisty mystery a locked room, a seemingly impossible crime, a pivotal piece of evidence that seems to make no sense. Here are 15 diabolically clever crimes that made the author smile and say, ‘You’ll never untangle this one’; but you’ll want to keep looking till you find the simple twist that lets you sneer and reply, ‘I fooled you!’ These little murders and other crimes hark back to old fashioned whodunits you don’t need special police knowledge or have to engage in chases and fights. There’s not even a complicated logic involved, just good use of your imagination. 96 pages, 12 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Almost Perfect Murders

Pit your wits against a shrewd detective who’s trying to solve diabolical murders all over the world. Follow the elegantly enigmatic plot twists, keep track of the carefully laid out clues, and see who’s first to nab the culprit, you or the pro. At the end of each story are three questions you must answer to beat the seasoned gumshoe.

Solve-It-Yourself Mysteries

Do some people think you’re too young to be a detective? Ignore them, and join junior detectives Greg Rydell and Carrie Ingram as they bust crimes and collar criminals right in their own neighborhood. These kid sleuths show you whodunit and howtheydidit. As you read the facts of the case in each mystery story, just as you get to the most exciting part you’re invited to help solve it! The fun begins as you, Carrie, and Greg go back over the clues, discover the crucial facts, and put them together to point to the culprit. Along the way you get tips from a guide called The Crime Solver’s Handbook, which Carrie borrowed from her dad, who’s a cop. You learn how to take fingerprints, analyze blood spatters, make invisible ink, tail suspects, and lots more. Armed with all this know how, you’ll catch a jewel thief, stop con artists who steal from the elderly, find out who’s been terrorizing the kids at camp, and even solve an actual murder. Hints and solutions are available to keep you on the trail as a detective in training. Sterling 96 pages, 25 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

The LIttle Giant Book of Whodunits

Solve crimes like a detective, find clues where nobody else would think of looking, trap suspects with their own words, and ignore facts that appear to be significant but are only distractions. Better than a police academy course, all 80 of these simple stories will show you how to find the culprit while everybody else is completely confused. You’ll make your town’s Christmas merrier when you find out who shot Santa Claus. Figure out which family member poisoned the man of the house while he was watching the Super Bowl, and which housekeeping staffer hid a ruby necklace in a liquor bottle in plain sight. As you explore these fascinating whodunits, you’ll enter a bizarre, glamorous, and dangerous world of mobsters, millionaires and heiresses even detectives themselves. In case you can’t outwit the bad guys, just turn to a special section of solutions to each mystery, including an explanation of each clue. Sterling 352 pages, 102 b/w illus., 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.

Whodunit Crime Puzzles

How does Sherman Oliver Holmes succeed in finding and solving every crime? It’s elementary he’s the great great grandson of Sherlock, with the same finely honed powers of deduction! Sherman just showed up in Capital City one day, wearing a deerstalker cap; though Police Sergeant Gunter Watson didn’t quite believe the outlandish tale, he quickly learned to trust the newcomer’s instaincts. Come along and watch Sherman’s sixth sense in action as he uncovers thieves, murderers, and all around bad guys. and test your own detective skills against this modern master of sleuthing. Someone snatched a million dollar painting! Who was it? A man is slain while wandering through a maze. Can you find your way through the thicket of suspects and name the killer? It’s foul ball when some young baseball players discover a burglary…
or did one of them commit the crime himself?And, in case Holmes has you stumped, the answers appear at the end.

Whodunit Crime Mysteries

How does Sherman Oliver Holmes succeed in finding and solving every crime? It’s elementary he’s the great great grandson of Sherlock, with the same finely honed powers of deduction! Sherman just showed up in Capital City one day, wearing a deerstalker cap; though Police Sergeant Gunter Watson didn’t quite believe the outlandish tale, he quickly learned to trust the newcomer’s instincts. Come along and watch Sherman’s sixth sense in action as he uncovers thieves, murderers, and all around bad guys and test your own detective skills against this modern master of sleuthing. Someone snatched a million dollar painting! Who was it? A man is slain while wandering through a maze. Can you find your way through the thicket of suspects and name the killer? It’s foul ball when some young baseball players discover a burglary…
or did one of them commit the crime himself?And, in case Holmes has you stumped, the answers appear at the end.

Classic Whodunits

How does Sherman Oliver Holmes succeed in finding and solving every crime? It’s elementary he’s the great great grandson of Sherlock, with the same finely honed powers of deduction! Sherman just showed up in Capital City one day, wearing a deerstalker cap; though Police Sergeant Gunter Watson didn’t quite believe the outlandish tale, he quickly learned to trust the newcomer’s instincts. Come along and watch Sherman’s sixth sense in action as he uncovers thieves, murderers, and all around bad guys and test your own detective skills against this modern master of sleuthing. Someone snatched a million dollar painting! Who was it? A man is slain while wandering through a maze. Can you find your way through the thicket of suspects and name the killer? It’s foul ball when some young baseball players discover a burglary…
or did one of them commit the crime himself?And, in case Holmes has you stumped, the answers appear at the end.

Kids’ Whodunits: Catch the Clues!

The challenge is on for young amateur sleuths: how do their skills stack up against a brainy pre teen who helps his detective mom figure out whodunit? Ever since Jonah Bixby’s father also a detective died in the line of duty, Jonah would come down to the station house after school to wait for his mother to get off work. All the cops took him under their wing, tutoring Jonah and turning him into their unofficial mascot. In the process, Jonah became a crack crime solver, and these 20 cases, from After School Homicide to Vampire on the Balcony, are among his most fun and intriguing. They include missing objects, jewel thefts and art heists, murders, accidents, and even some pranks.

Kids’ Whodunits 2: Crack the Cases!

Twelve year old sleuth Jonah Bixby returns with more cool cases to crack! Jonah, who showed off his crime and conundrum solving skills in Kids’ Whodunits: Catch the Clues!, now has 20 perplexing new mini mysteries to unravel. Children will love testing their wits against Jonah’s and seeing who s first to decipher codes, figure out clues, and find the culprit! Solve these and more! An escaped convict has sent a cryptic message to his mother on a postcard. What do the strange words mean? Is a house really haunted or is someone just pretending to be a ghost? Which of Jonah s relatives stole a precious ruby necklace from his aunt? Did Mrs. Glower really spot a murder in the house next door?