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ⓘ About HY Conrad
HY Conrad is one of the noteworthy authors of America who is well known for writing his novels based on the mystery and humor genres. He has written a number of books depicting crime puzzles. Apart from being an author, Conrad is also a famous screenplay writer for television shows. He is particularly popular for writing down the famous comedy-drama shows of the Monk television series as one of its original writers. The other author who contributed to the series along with Conrad is Lee Goldberg. The two of them have also served as successful co-producers of the series. After finishing with the writing and production work of the Monk series, author Conrad wrote a book based on the short crime and mystery puzzles unlike the ones shown in television plots.
All Book Series by HY Conrad
Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 2006 Anthology · Lee Goldberg
Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu
Book 3 of 19 · published 2007 Anthology · Lee Goldberg
Mr. Monk and The Two Assistants
Book 4 of 19 · published 2007 Anthology · Lee Goldberg
Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop
Book 8 of 19 · published 2009 Anthology · Lee Goldberg
Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out
Book 10 of 19 · published 2010 Anthology · Lee Goldberg
Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2015
Death on the Patagonian Express
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2016
The Case of the Ghostly Note & Other Solve-It-Yourself Whodunits
Single-title series · published 2017
Things Your Dog Doesn't Want You to Know
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2012 Co-authored · Jeff Johnson
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is HY Conrad?
HY Conrad is one of the noteworthy authors of America who is well known for writing his novels based on the mystery and humor genres. He has written a number of books depicting crime puzzles. Apart from being an author, Conrad is also a famous screenplay writer for television shows.
Which HY Conrad series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Monk series, the earliest of HY Conrad's multi-book series: it opens with Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse (2006) and runs to 19 books across 2006–2015, ending with Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant (2015). HY Conrad's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has HY Conrad written?
HY Conrad has 41 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1995 and 2022. 26 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Monk series with 19 books — and 15 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should HY Conrad's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. HY Conrad's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Monk (2006–2015, 19 books), Abel Adventures Mysteries (2012, 1 book) and Amy's Travel Mysteries (2015–2016, 3 books), plus 2 more.
How are HY Conrad's books organised into series?
This guide splits HY Conrad's 41 books into 5 named series and 15 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Monk (19 books, 2006–2015); Amy's Travel Mysteries (3 books, 2015–2016); Callie McFee (2 books, 2020–2022); Abel Adventures Mysteries (1 book, 2012); Hy Conrad Children\'s (1 book, 2017).