Mr. Monk in Outer Space is the fifth novel in the Monk mystery novel series by writer Lee Goldberg, published on October 30, 2007. In the novel, Conrad Stipe, creator of the popular science fiction TV series Beyond Earth, is gunned down outside a Beyond Earth convention. Monk and Natalie are called in, and Monk learns that his brother Ambrose is a big expert on the show, causing a feud between the brothers.