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Resolved / Robert K. Tanenbaum.
Record details
- ISBN: 0743452879 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0743452860
- ISBN: 9780743452861
- Physical Description: 343 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2003.
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| Subject: | Karp, Butch (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Ciampi, Marlene (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Special prosecutors > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Legal thrillers. Mystery fiction. Legal stories. Suspense fiction. |
Available copies
- 5 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Elkford Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkford Public Library | FC TAN (Text) | 35170000311886 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2003 June #1
Throughout his astonishing run of successful Butch Karp-Marlene Ciampi mysteries, Tanenbaum has drawn on what appears to be an inexhaustible supply of fascinating family and jurisprudential issues to keep his highly original characters occupied. He is at it again here. When terrorists enlist the help of vicious murderer Felix Tighe, who first appeared in Immoral Certainty (1997), college-age Lucy Karp winds up in danger. Meanwhile, angst-ridden, rage-filled Marlene, emerging from self-imposed exile, once again runs smack into Butch's moral certitude about the law. The visceral action, ethical dilemmas, and courtroom dramatics are certainly all here. The plotting, however, is shakier than usual--the coincidences can't be ignored--and Tanenbaum's recycling of two psychopaths from previous books seems little more than a time-saver. But if this episode lacks the series' usual tightness, the action still sizzles, and the family relationships remain compelling. ((Reviewed June 1 & 15, 2003)) Copyright 2003 Booklist Reviews - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2003 July #1
Tanenbaum, who clearly has faith in the ability of current headlines to keep fresh material coming, takes on Islamic terrorists in New York and tosses in a home-grown version of the Unabomber.Despite his psychopathic expertise at manipulation, Felix Tighe, a murderous sex criminal doing a zillion years at Auburn State Prison, isn't smart enough to wonder why "the Arab," the chief trustee attendant in the prison infirmary, wants to help him break out under cover of a phony death certificate so that he can help the Arab's posse outside-Rashid, Carlos, and Fel'pe-plant the bombs that will bring the city to its knees. While he's knocking around the city with a hatful of explosives, in fact, Felix sees no reason why he shouldn't combine business with pleasure by settling a few scores of his own, particularly against chief Assistant District Attorney Butch Karp and his family, back from West Virginia (Absolute Rage, 2002) wounded in body and spirit. After all, even if somebody suspects Felix, he's dead, right? As Karp and his wife Marlene Ciampi, now living on Long Island and raising protection dogs, go about their usual round of felonies-trying a pair of cops who swear their shooting of a Nigerian street vendor was righteous, taking a closer look at a couple of rape charges under some pretty unlikely circumstances-Felix is wreaking mayhem. This being Tanenbaum country, his opposition includes Karp's daughter Lucy, linguist and saint; Karp's twins Giancarlo (a budding street-musician left blind by his West Virginia vacation) and Zak (who doesn't like to go out without a weapon); and of course Marlene, who would have kept the Twin Towers standing if only she'd been on call on 9/11.Not much mystery or real suspense, and the epilogue does drag on. But Tanenbaum skates over minor problems like these because his people and plots are more interesting than they have any right to be.Agent: Mike Hamilburg/The Mitchell J. Hamilburg Agency Copyright Kirkus 2003 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2003 April #2
No word yet on the plot of Tanenbaum's latest, but we're betting it features the popular Butch Karp-Marlene Ciampi duo. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2003 June #1
Even Tanenbaum's diehard fans may have wished, over the course of his last few novels, that his famously tempestuous investigative duo-scrupulously honest homicide prosecutor Butch Karp and his wife, private detective-cum-vigilante Marlene Ciampi-would finally break up, if only in the interest of their poor children. In this 15th installment of the hugely popular series, that wish comes closer to fulfillment, and the family dramas are as fascinating as the criminal ones. Set in the months following the explosive conclusion of its predecessor, Absolute Rage, the novel opens with Butch in the running for DA in New York City, while Marlene tries to live a quiet life raising attack dogs. Although teenage daughter Lucy still has those "conversations" with St. Teresa of Avila, she has grown a little weary of her fiercely guarded chastity. Twins Giancarlo and Zak (who obviously hears Columbine calling) idly speculate on whether their parents' marriage is finally through. On the legal front, a fishy cop shooting and an unusual case of sexual assault ("a colonoscopy in progress, diarrhea, the smell.... Karp was not at this stage capable of surprise at any of the acts that people chose to relieve the sexual itch, but this still seemed extreme") spark an investigation that leads the Karps to two baddies from previous books in the series: Arab militant Feisal ibn-Salemeh (from Reckless Endangerment) and homegrown psycho Felix Tighe (from Immoral Certainty), entwined in an intricate conspiracy to blow big holes in a post-9/11 New York. There is the predictable big courtroom finale, and another showdown full of bullets and mayhem. All of the Tanenbaum standards are here, and fans won't be disappointed. (Aug. 26) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
