Bloodthirsty by Marshall Karp

Marshall Karp has officially become the author I tell people about when asked if I’ve read anything good lately... I feel his books would appeal to a rather wide audience, so I don’t think I can go wrong recommending them to almost everyone. His second outing showcasing Lomax and Biggs is another fabulous read. Everything I said about The Rabbit Factory holds true with this book. He writes a fast and fun mystery with believable characters you care about. Please put Marshall Karp on your too read list... if you like mysteries (and who doesn’t, at least, from time to time), you owe it to yourself to read him.

I’d say Bloodthirsty is a more tightly woven tale, without as many side stories as The Rabbit Factory had (which I enjoyed - and probably my only complaint about Bloodthirsty... I wanted more!). Although it is slimmed down a bit, this book is still packed with action and a great story. Giving you an inside look of sorts into Hollywood and the various characters which make the town what it is (and it does takes all kinds), I’d guess this book would be good fun for those who stay up to date on celebrity gossip - which is not me, yet I enjoyed it all the same. And don’t worry, his humorous voice is still present - I have deliberately not compared Marshall Karp to anyone else as I feel he should be known as himself, not as some somebody meets somebody else. Funny, intelligent, suspenseful - whatever you need in a mystery, Marshall Karp has got you covered.

Again, I want to urge everybody to check out Marshall Karp’s website - The official website of Mike Lomax, Terry Biggs, and Marshall Karp - lot’s to learn and laugh about there.
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Now that I have finished Marshall Karp’s first two books, I will be passing them on to my mother to read (or more likely buying them for her - I loathe the idea of loaning out books so much that my dear ol' mommy even gets the short end of my kindness)... my mom is a reader’s reader - she reads all the time, nothing overly literary, just whatever catches her fancy - she is retired, never leaves home without a book, probably watches all of half an hour of TV a day, and tends to have stacks of books all over the house - probably the person most likely to blame for turning me into the OCBD (obsessive compulsive bookworm disorder) case I am- and it is rare that I find an author I know she will love, that she hasn't read yet, but in Marshall Karp I have.