Praise for Bloodthirsty
“...just the right blend of belly laughs and suspense… Karp’s second offering is every bit as funny and fast-paced as The Rabbit Factory.” - Booklist STARRED review
"With its har-har banter and well-paced, undemanding plot, Karp’s Tinseltown kiss-off reads like a solid Hollywood buddy-cop thriller." - Adam B. Vary, Entertainment Weekly
"Laugh-out-loud funny, realistically portrayed, breakneck-paced, and powered by literally hundreds of hilarious one-liners, Bloodthirsty will appeal to fans of authors like Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich. Karp has hit the jackpot with Lomax and Biggs. The most endearing and wildly entertaining protagonists to grace the pages of a mystery novel in years, this dynamic duo is a cross between Starsky and Hutch and Martin and Lewis. It's just a matter of time until they hit the big screen." - Paul Goat Allen, Barnes & Noble Ransom Notes
"Marshall Karp needs a blurb from me like Uma needs a facelift. This guy is the real deal, and Bloodthirsty is a first class, fast, funny and fabulous read by a terrific writer. Great entertainment, highly recommended to one and all." - John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of The Suspect and The Hunt Club.
" Bloodthirsty is worthwhile as much for the repartee between its main characters as it is for its mystery plot. …will further Karp's reputation as a humorous mystery writer in the vein of Elmore Leonard, Kinky Friedman and Carl Hiaasen." - Norah Piehl, Bookreporter.com
"I strongly suspect that Marshall Karp is the secret love-child of Raymond Chandler and the Marx Brothers, with some Dorothy Parker around the edges. Bloodthirsty is a TKO of a book—wry, poignant, exquisitely written, and funny as hell. Karp should be considered a national treasure." - Cornelia Read, Edgar nominee and author of A Field Of Darkness
"…a rousing good read, and his irreverent heroes and their circle of friends are a joy to spend time with. One comes away hoping there will be still more adventures for Lomax and Biggs in the future, and wondering if they will ever reap the financial rewards of having been up to their necks in all this inspired lunacy, the brass ring that seemed so nearly within their grasp as the second book opened. Would success spoil Lomax and Biggs? Not bloody likely." - Ann Pyburn, Chronogram Magazine
"Karp keeps the jokes moving as fast as the action. …as with Janet Evanovich's mysteries, we are swept up in the humor, the quirky characters, and the frenetic pace." - Roland Person, Library Journal
"Deftly plotted, compulsively readable and wickedly funny, Karp uses his insider knowledge to take readers on a poignant, wild romp through the motion picture industry. Combining the best elements of Carl Hiaasen, Robert Crais and Michael Connelly, Marshall Karp cements his place as one of the fresh new voices in the crowded mystery/thriller genre." - Sheldon Siegel, New York Times best selling author of The Confession.
"Marshall Karp is the Woody Allen of the murder mystery. He's up there with Carl Hiaasen and Donald Westlake and Janet Evanovich — smart, fast-paced, clever, and really, really funny." - Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Killer Instinct and Paranoia.
"Karp’s wry novel is set in a land where dreams are made, peopled by eccentrics, obsessed fans, bigwigs and wannabees. The wild denouement is truly the stuff of movies." - Luan Gaines, CurledUp.com
"Murder mysteries should all be this much fun. It has the feel of a Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang). Full of quirky dialogue, action and well developed characters, Karp has created a book that’s impossible to put down. I can’t wait for the next adventures of this dynamic duo. Lomax and Biggs are great characters that fans of the crime genre will really enjoy." - Stefan Halley, popsyndicate.com
" This book just cemented my admiration for Karp's humor and inventiveness. I'll be right there waiting for the next in the series. " - Mary (Maggie) Mason, Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine
"There are plenty of detective teams out there on the literary beat but none like Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs… Marshall Karp knows how to create believable and compelling characters capable of smart, witty dialogue and can keep up a fast paced narrative that grips the reader to the edge of their seat. The Lomax and Biggs books are those great stories that have what Stephen King calls "the gotta " as in "I gotta read a few more pages and then I'll check on the laundry/kids/dinner" and "I gotta find out what happens next." Writers who can do that are real gems that should be treasured and Karp certainly qualifies there. It's going to be hard to wait for the third book in the series." - LivingReadGirl.blogspot.com
"Karp’s clean prose makes for easy reading. Bloodthirsty will definitely satisfy fans of Karp’s detective duo and probably win them some new ones." - Nathan Cain, Independent Crime