Monk pursues the killer of his wife.

Monk is called to a crime at the location where he first heard the news of his wife's murder and begins the most important investigation of his life.

Monk unravels a baffling mystery after a toddler finds a severed finger in a park.

What could possibly make a cherry pie worth killing for? Monk finds out, with a little help from his long-lost brother Ambrose.

When Sharona returns to San Francisco to handle legal issues related to an uncle's death, Monk suspects foul play and finds himself torn between the differing styles of Sharona and Natalie.

Monk reluctantly adopts a dog while looking into the suspicious disappearance of its owner.

Monk heads to Los Angeles to help the father of his late wife solve a very puzzling mystery on a game show.

Why would a thief want to steal an ordinary pet fish? Monk finds out, and meets a new assistant in the process.

While investigating the puzzling, high profile murder of a maid whose assailant apparently tried to treat her wounds, Monk finds himself increasingly drawn to another case involving a visiting African man investigating his beloved wife's hit-and-run death.

Natalie tries to throw a surprise birthday party for Monk while he investigates the mysterious death of an office building's maintenance man.

Monk finds his return to the police force to be more challenging than he expected when he becomes involved in the case of a serial killer.

Monk knows who is behind a string of mail bombs that have been exploding around San Francisco. The only problem is his primary suspect... is in a coma.

When a death-row inmate is murdered 45 minutes before his execution, Monk is brought in to find out why.

Monk takes a job at a department store to solve the murder of one of the store's employees.

Monk travels to Las Vegas when Captain Stottlemeyer suspects foul play in the death of a millionaire casino owner's wife.

As Monk and his friends watch a TV news magazine piece on the solution of his hundredth case, he realizes that one of the victims was murdered by a different killer.

Monk suspects the star of a hit TV crime show of killing his ex-wife. His only problem: the actor's rock solid alibi.

When the Captain's wife falls victim to a union dispute gone awry, it's up to Monk to find out what really happened and bring Stottlemeyer back from the brink.

When Monk travels to New York City to investigate his wife's murder, he gets tangled up in a baffling case involving the shooting of a foreign ambassador.

When Monk is taken into protective custody after witnessing a Chinese mob killing, he's brought to a remote cabin in the woods where he uncovers another murder.

Monk goes up against a Bobby Fisher-type chess genius who always appears to be two steps ahead of Monk.

Monk assumes the identity of a dead hit man in an effort to foil an assassination plot.

When Monk's insurance company refuses to pay for more individual therapy sessions, Monk joins Dr. Bell's therapy group, where somebody appears to be murdering his fellow patients.

Monk takes a job as a substitute high school teacher to determine whether a teacher's fall from a clock tower was really a suicide, or a lesson in murder.

Monk travels to Mexico to investigate the mysterious demise of a skydiver who reportedly drowned to death... in mid-air.