Amy G. reviewed Reckless Endangerment (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 10) on + 8 more book reviews
set in nyc this crime novel explores political upheaval and a cops complicated home life.
Kristen H. (tigger5677) reviewed Reckless Endangerment (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 10) on + 42 more book reviews
Very good fast paced read.
Mary M. (flynsquirrel) reviewed Reckless Endangerment (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 10) on + 308 more book reviews
three crimes linked by single cryptic message. A novel in Butch Karp series kept me turning the pages
Megan H. (agdmegs) reviewed Reckless Endangerment (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 10) on + 52 more book reviews
It was alright...interesting.
Robin B. reviewed Reckless Endangerment (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 10) on + 139 more book reviews
Tanenbaum always good.
Ferne C. reviewed Reckless Endangerment (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 10) on + 144 more book reviews
All the books in this series which I have read have been great.
Carole B. reviewed Reckless Endangerment (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 10) on + 42 more book reviews
three crimes linke by a single cryptic message. three crimes that will plunge an entire city into an explosive urban nightmare. three crimes whose far reaching consequences will touch butch karp and his family in the most intimate, unexpected and terrifying ways imaginable
Janis K. (scrapbooklady) reviewed Reckless Endangerment (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 10) on + 472 more book reviews
The fast pace, comedy and surprises around every corner make Butch and Marlene two of my favorite fictional characters. Lucy is every bit her mother's daughter, I would never want Tran on my bad side and who wouldn't want a loyal and obedient dog like Sweetie! The great mix of characters and their personalities in addition to great story lines, makes Tanenbaum worth reading.
Diane (MarieSeagull) - reviewed Reckless Endangerment (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 10) on + 19 more book reviews
Another great book in his series.
Jessica (Sweetpea172006) - , reviewed Reckless Endangerment (Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, Bk 10) on + 178 more book reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Like a canvas by Bosch, the frenetic 10th installment in the popular Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi series (Irresistible Impulse, etc.) is all foreground, a three-ring circus of mayhem and mystery. Here Tanenbaum pits Deputy DA Karp, his detective cronies Raney and Fulton and his security-expert wife, Marlene, against an amorphous army of Palestinians terrorizing New York. When Arab youths are implicated in the murders of two elderly Jews, Karp finds himself having to placate local Arab and Jewish leaders and at the same time convince the brass that the crimes point to a conspiracy. Meanwhile, a Mexican hit man linked to two jailed drug dealers is threatening to shoot up the metropolis and murder Karp's rival, Homicide Bureau head Roland Hrcany. Back home, Marlene is caffeinating herself to delirium to balance work and family. Then the teenage sister of one of the Arab suspects, on the lam after stabbing a pimp, lands improbably in a shelter for battered women run by Marlene's friend. Should Marlene inform Karp, or protect the girl? As always, there's much to cheer in Tanenbaum's work: quirky characters, snappy cop-talk, even a slam-bang car chase through a Hasidic neighborhood in Brooklyn, and the rousing action resonates with deeper themes as Karp, a lapsed Jew, tentatively accepts his ethnicity. But the constant jumps between subplots are wearying, the large casts of racist cops and racist terrorists run together and the resolution is strained as absolutely everyone is tied together into a too-perfect knot. Mystery Guild selection. (June) FYI: Media-alert readers will recognize Tanenbaum as the lawyer for a teenage defendant on trial in Delaware for killing her newborn baby.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Like a canvas by Bosch, the frenetic 10th installment in the popular Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi series (Irresistible Impulse, etc.) is all foreground, a three-ring circus of mayhem and mystery. Here Tanenbaum pits Deputy DA Karp, his detective cronies Raney and Fulton and his security-expert wife, Marlene, against an amorphous army of Palestinians terrorizing New York. When Arab youths are implicated in the murders of two elderly Jews, Karp finds himself having to placate local Arab and Jewish leaders and at the same time convince the brass that the crimes point to a conspiracy. Meanwhile, a Mexican hit man linked to two jailed drug dealers is threatening to shoot up the metropolis and murder Karp's rival, Homicide Bureau head Roland Hrcany. Back home, Marlene is caffeinating herself to delirium to balance work and family. Then the teenage sister of one of the Arab suspects, on the lam after stabbing a pimp, lands improbably in a shelter for battered women run by Marlene's friend. Should Marlene inform Karp, or protect the girl? As always, there's much to cheer in Tanenbaum's work: quirky characters, snappy cop-talk, even a slam-bang car chase through a Hasidic neighborhood in Brooklyn, and the rousing action resonates with deeper themes as Karp, a lapsed Jew, tentatively accepts his ethnicity. But the constant jumps between subplots are wearying, the large casts of racist cops and racist terrorists run together and the resolution is strained as absolutely everyone is tied together into a too-perfect knot. Mystery Guild selection. (June) FYI: Media-alert readers will recognize Tanenbaum as the lawyer for a teenage defendant on trial in Delaware for killing her newborn baby.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
