Marshall Karp’s first individual continuation of the NYPD Red series is pure bliss. An honest, smooth, and riveting edge-of-your-seat story that flows naturally and elegantly through the pages into your imagination.
Written from the first person POV of NYPD Red’s Detective Zach Jordan, the narrative finds the serenity of New York City broken by a sniper’s bullet finding its target in a wealthy movie producer charged with sexual harassment and murder of Jordan’s mentor. When another murder on the same day linked closely to the sniper attack plunges the city in terror, the case becomes NYPD Red’s highest priority. Smart and swift detective work leads to an unorthodox and deadly group of highly trained and specialized assassins and it’s all up to Detective Jordan and his partner Detective MacDonald to crack the case before the assassins complete their assignments.
Marshall Karp nails the core of a gritty on-the-streets crime thriller that couples authentic police procedural elements with an unremitting pace filled with crafty and ingenious twists and turns. The prose itself is buttery-smooth and enjoyable as it guides you through the narrative at a dangerously high speed even as you do your best to slow down because you can’t imagine putting the book down for even a few minutes let alone putting it down for good. A notch above simply investigative thrillers, NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority comes packed with adrenaline-pumping action sequences that are stylish and realistic in both tactical and technical fortes.
NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority is one of the most energetic and engaging thrillers of the year and it’s one you can’t miss out on. An indisputable must-read. James Patterson could not have passed down the torch to a more suited author than Karp.
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