I wrote this mini-mystery years ago as one of the stories in my biggest book of mysteries — “The Little Giant Book of Mysteries.” I’ve always liked it and thought it was a fun mystery to solve.  I hope you agree. CLICK HERE TO READ:  “THE PRETENDERS’ BALL”  

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When a ballplayer retires, that’s the time to make a final review of his stats, adding up his career runs, his strikeouts, his RBI’s and analyzing his more controversial plays.  So that’s what I find myself doing with my old friend Adrian Monk.  After 125 episodes, and nineteen novels, it looks like the man’s fabled…