Monk's oldest friend and former partner, played on the series by Ted Levine Lieutenant Randy Disher: Stottlemeyer's right-hand man, played on the series by Jason Gray-Stanford Dr. Neven Bell: Monk's psychiatrist, played on the series by Héctor Elizondo Julie Teeger: Natalie's teenaged daughter, played on the series by Emmy Clarke Salvatore Lucarelli: the West Coast Godfather, who hired Monk in the season 3 episode "Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather" to find who was responsible for the barbershop massacre, played in his one-time appearance by Philip Baker Hall Original characters Paul Braddock: Former SFPD detective, now a member of the Banning Police Department, and a corrupt cop whom Stottlemeyer threatened to expose if he didn't leave the SFPD division. Bill Peschel: A police snitch and owner of Bill's Tavern, a bar in Tenderloin; now suffers from dementia and lives with his daughter. Used to give tips to Slade, Stottlemeyer and Braddock. Carol Atwater: Daughter of Bill Peschel Phil Atwater: Carol Atwater's husband. Nick Slade: Former cop who left the SFPD to start his own private detective firm, Intertect. He hires Monk and Natalie to work for him when the SFPD fire him as a consultant. Danielle Hossack: Intertect's personal assistant for both Monk and Natalie. Natalie describes her as being "her own Natalie", since Danielle is assistant to both Monk and Natalie as Natalie is assistant to Monk. Steve Wurzel: Silicon Valley entrepreneur, founder of InTouchSpace.com; a popular social networking site. He went missing ten years ago on a coastal highway. Linda Wurzel: Steve Wurzel's wife Jack "Jackal" Lansdale: Randy Disher's partner in Homicide Rhonda Carnegie: Judge Alan Carnegie's widow and primary suspect in her husband's death 2009 American novels Monk (novel series) Novels set in California Signet Books books