Praise for Flipping Out
You're going to love meeting Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs, a pair of hip homicide detectives with the LAPD; unless, of course, you're the perp. Smart, funny and intuitive, Lomax and Biggs glide through the overlit shoals of Los Angeles like sharks through ginger ale. As up to the minute as they are intensely observant, the guys, this time, prowl the golden muck of the LA real estate bubble to fine effect; an exhilarating read. - Donald Westlake.
Blending the gritty realism of a Joseph Wambaugh police procedural with the sardonic humor of Janet Evanovich, Karp delivers a treat that's not only laugh-out-loud funny but also remarkably suspenseful. - Publishers Weekly.
Marshall Karp's mordant humor and knack for crackling dialogue are on fine display in Flipping Out. Now that the housing market has tanked and the rest of the economy with it, there's guilty pleasure in reading a book where greedy real-estate speculation would seem to provide a motive for murder. Karp gets everything right, from cop-shop talk to bedroom banter, with bite-sized chapters fueling the pace. - Bob Morris, author of Bahamarama and Bermuda Schwartz.
"There are some mystery authors that are simply a 2-3 hour gallop through the book, however much you enjoy it. There are others, like Marshall Karp that I want to take the time to savor; knowing that when I finish, it’s going to be a long wait for the next one. Marshall Karp’s books have always been a pleasure to read, and FLIPPING OUT may be his best yet. He is an absolute master of dialogue, and I never hesitate to recommend his books to anyone who is anywhere near the mystery section. Great book. I’m very much looking forward to selling FLIPPING OUT." - Martin Sorensen, Kepler's Books, Menlo Park, CA