Most Popular Books by Marshall Karp

Nora Bannister writes murder mysteries with a very lucrative twist. She buys a run-down house in LA and, while her business partners turn it into a showcase, Nora uses it as the fictional scene of a grisly murder. Apparently a lot of people are willing to pay big dollars to live in a real house where a fictional crime has occurred. But then somebody spoils it all by murdering one of Nora''s real estate partners.

The first book in this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud crime series featuring LAPD detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs finds the duo investigating the murder of the actor playing Rambunctious Rabbit, the mascot of Lamaar Studio''s Familyland theme park. As more Lamaar employees are brutally killed, Lomax and Biggs must race to expose a conspiracy hell-bent on destroying the entertainment conglomerate.

Finding a single assassin in a city of nine million people is daunting. Finding five is a nightmare. Lower Manhattan: A sniper''s bullet ends the life of a high-profile New Yorker. Five miles uptown, a second prominent victim has his throat slashed. And that''s only the beginning. A network of professional assassins is on the loose in New York City. Trained by the US military, they''re on their own now, with a new unit called Kappa Omega Delta. Killers On Demand. NYPD Red detectives Kylie MacDonald and Zach Jordan are called in to hunt them down, but these mercenaries are as gifted in the art of escape as they are in snuffing out lives. It''s the biggest professional challenge the Red team has ever faced, and before it''s over, both Kylie''s and Zach''s personal lives will change. Forever.

LAPD’s irreverent detective duo Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs hunt a brutal killer who’s got serious scrapbooking skills and a grisly talent for murdering unpunished criminals. Gritty, original, and laugh-out-loud funny, Bloodthirsty is another fast-paced novel in best-selling author Marshall Karp''s popular Lomax and Biggs Mysteries series.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marshall Karp comes the next installment in the endlessly thrilling NYPD Red series. It''s 11:59. And the city that never sleeps is afraid to get out of bed. A bomb explodes in a crowded New York subway station at exactly 11:59 a.m. The next day, a second blast rips through a busy department store--again at 11:59. As the bombs go off with clockwork precision, the death toll climbs and businesses shut their doors as the city hunkers down in fear. NYPD Red Detectives Kylie MacDonald and Zach Jordan face their most twisted case ever, as they race against the clock in search of one man who has vowed "to destroy New York City the way it destroyed my family."

The bizarre murder of a despised movie producer puts an irreverent pair of LAPD homicide detectives on the hunt for a sadistic killer who is targeting the most hated men in Hollywood. Gritty, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny, Bloodthirsty is another exciting, fast-paced novel in author Marshall Karp''s acclaimed Lomax and Biggs Mysteries series.

If you''ve never met irreverent LAPD detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs, Terminal is the perfect place to start. The duo faces their most challenging case ever—find the person who is recruiting terminally ill patients to commit murder. Laced with twists, turns, and author Marshall Karp''s trademark biting cop humor, Terminal is the latest book in the acclaimed Lomax and Biggs Mysteries series.

At the most lavish wedding of the season, the most brazen kidnapper in New York City takes "Here Comes the Bride" as an invitation. Reality star Erin Easton''s "Wedding of the Century" may have a cable crew documenting every extravagant bridal detail, but when "Airhead Easton" disappears from the reception, it''s no diva turn. Her dressing room is empty but for a blood-spattered wedding gown and signs of a struggle. Detective Kylie MacDonald of NYPD Red, already on-scene as a plus-one, loops in her partner, Detective Zach Jordan to activate Level One mobilization for this PR nightmare. But when Erin''s "proof of life" video makes it to air -- rather than to evidence -- every A-lister on the guest list becomes a target of suspicion . . . or just a target.

The riveting new thriller from Marshall Karp, cocreator and coauthor, with James Patterson, of the #1 New York Times bestselling NYPD Red series A CARTEL KINGPIN WITH ONE LAST DEADLY SCORE TO SETTLE They call him el Carnicero—the Butcher. He is the most powerful drug lord on the planet, and when the city of New York incurs his wrath, he utters a single word: “¡Venganza!” With military precision, he strafes Central Park with 4,000 pounds of cocaine, killing hundreds of innocent people enjoying a summer afternoon. The only NYPD unit trained to go up against this level of terrorism has been disbanded, but four anonymous billionaires retaliate by recruiting a task force of highly decorated retired cops. Armed with cutting-edge technology, former NYPD captain Danny Corcoran leads his team in a pulse-pounding thriller in their battle to stop the enraged head of a Mexican cartel from raining more death on the city.

The NYPD''s most elite task force must protect the city from a shadowy killer with a vendetta in this New York Times bestselling mystery. The richest of New York''s rich gather at The Pierre''s Cotillion Room to raise money for those less fortunate. A fatal blast rocks the room, stirring up horrifying memories of 9/11. Is the explosion an act of terrorism . . . or a homicide? A big-name female filmmaker is the next to die, in a desolate corner of New York City. Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald investigate. But the crimes keep escalating as a shadowy killer masterfully plays out his vendetta -- and threatens to take down NYPD Red in the bargain.

A poor art student living in New York stumbles on a bag of diamonds . . . but they come at a price in this unforgettable novel from the world''s #1 bestselling author. Matthew Bannon, a poor art student living in New York City, finds a duffel bag filled with diamonds during a chaotic attack at Grand Central Station. Plans for a worry-free life with his stunning girlfriend Katherine fill his thoughts—until he realizes that he is being hunted, and that whoever is after him won''t stop until they have reclaimed the diamonds and exacted their revenge. Trailing him is the Ghost, the world''s greatest assassin, who has just pulled off his most high-profile hit: killing Walter Zelvas, a top member of the international Diamond Syndicate. There''s only one small problem: the diamonds he was supposed to retrieve from Zelvas are missing. Now, the Ghost is on Bannon''s trail but so is a rival assassin who would like nothing more than to make the Ghost disappear forever.

I had it all: a fantastic husband, two great kids, an exciting career. Then at the age of forty-three, I found out I would be dead before my next birthday. I plan to spend every last waking minute searching for the perfect woman to take my place as Alex''s wife.

In a city where crime never sleeps, NYPD Red is the elite task force called in only when a case involves the rich, famous, and connected. Detective Zach Jordan and his partner, Kylie MacDonald -- the woman who broke his heart at the police academy -- are the best of the best, brilliant and tireless investigators who will stop at nothing to catch a criminal, even if it means antagonizing the same high-flying citizens they''re supposed to be helping. When a glitzy movie premiere is the scene of a shocking murder and high-stakes robbery, NYPD Red gets the call. Traversing the city''s highs and lows, from celebrity penthouses to the depths of Manhattan''s criminal underworld, Zach and Kylie have to find a cold-blooded killer -- before he strikes again.

In James Patterson''s sensational mystery, NYPD Red discovers a chilling conspiracy that terrifies the city''s most powerful. NYPD Red is the elite, highly trained task force assigned to protect the rich, the famous, and the connected. And Detective Zach Jordan and his partner Kylie MacDonald-the woman who broke his heart at the police academy-are the best of the best, brilliant and tireless investigators who will stop at nothing to deliver justice. Zach and Kylie''s New Year''s celebrations are cut short when they''re called to the home of billionaire businessman Hunter Alden, Jr. after he makes a grisly discovery in his townhouse garage. When Alden''s teenage son goes missing soon afterwards, and his father seems oddly reluctant to find him, Zach and Kylie find themselves in the middle of a chilling conspiracy that threatens everyone in its wake-especially their city''s most powerful citizens. NYPD Red 3 is the next sensational novel in James Patterson''s explosive new series, a thriller that goes behind the closed doors of New York high society and into the depths of depravity.