Flipping Out E-BOOK

From Marshall Karp, the #1 New York Times bestselling author who co-created the NYPD Red series with James Patterson.

Real Estate, Money, and Murder in Hollywood

"Marshall Karp knows how to keep a story running full speed full time. This one's a blast."–Michael Connelly

"If you haven't read Marshall Karp yet, start with Flipping Out. Start today. This mystery is right up there with the best of Janet Evanovich and Carl Hiassen. Yep, it's that suspenseful, that funny."–James Patterson

A cop's wife is murdered. As LAPD detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs investigate, the wife of a second cop is also killed. Both victims were part of an ingenious one-of-a-kind house flipping scheme.

Nora Bannister, bestselling author of the House to Die For mystery series, buys a house dirt cheap. While her partners turn it into a showplace, Nora sets a murder at the address in her newest bestseller. When the house goes on the market, there's a bidding frenzy because it seems lots of people want to live in a house touched by fame and (fictional) murder.

But why is someone killing the house flippers? Lomax and Biggs get pressure from Los Angeles City Hall to bring the cases to a quick conclusion, but there are several suspects, including Nora Bannister's literary assistant who covets her bestseller status; Charlie, who just became the sole heir to Nora's money; and Tony, the husband of one of the house flippers who might have a girlfriend on the side. When Lomax and Biggs race to track down the murderer, because the next logical target is Terry Biggs's wife Marilyn.

Marshall Karp, co-author of the bestselling NYPD RED series, takes you on a deadly tour of Southern California real estate as Hollywood detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs untangle a web of money and murder. Once your adrenaline is pumping and your appetite is whetted, don't hesitate to move onto the rest of the fast-paced Lomax and Biggs mystery series: The Rabbit Factory; Bloodthirsty; Cut, Paste, Kill; and Terminal.