Flipping Out

Written by Marshall Karp

Narrated by Tom Stechschulte

TV producer and bestselling author Marshall Karp is the mastermind behind this suspenseful and uproariously
funny mystery series. Working on southern California’s highest profile homicide cases, detectives Mike Lomax and
Terry Biggs get the job done, bickering and arguing all the way.

Who would want to murder bubbly event planner Jo Drabyak? This charming young lady seemingly had no
enemies. The only lead Lomax and Biggs have to work with is a new business venture Jo had entered into with a group
of fellow officers’ wives. They “flip” old houses—renovate them, then sell them for a profit—in conjunction with a
bestselling mystery author who features the property in her latest novel. Now the other wives—including Terry’s wife
Marilyn—fear they could be the next target.

Karp’s fan-favorite detectives keep the laughs coming, but these two aren’t Keystone Cops. Tom Stechschulte
returns for this third installment giving voice to two of the genre’s hottest sleuths

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: May 8, 2009
• ISBN: 9781440723131

Marshall Karp

Marshall Karp cocreated and coauthored the first six books in the #1 bestselling NYPD Red series with James Patterson. Starting with NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority, Marshall became the sole author of the series, which features Detectives Kylie MacDonald and Zach Jordan as members of an of an elite squad sworn to “protect and serve New York’s rich and famous.” Marshall is also the author of five books in the critically acclaimed Lomax and Biggs mystery series, featuring LAPD Detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs, who work homicide out of the famed Los Angeles Hollywood Division. For over twenty years Marshall has worked closely with the international charity Vitamin Angels, providing tens of millions of mothers and children around the globe with lifesaving vitamins and nutrients. More at www.KarpKills.com.

Reviews for Flipping Out

[dorie.craig · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great entry in the Lomax & Biggs series. Flipping Out begins with the murder of a fellow cop's wife. Lomax & Biggs are assigned the case, and instructed to solve the murder quickly. With Terry (of course) wisecracking throughout, they eventually narrow the motive to a popular crime fiction author and a group of real estate investors. The group purchases and renovates homes and then sells them, with the unique twist that author Nora Bannister writes a fiction book about a murder committed in the house. The investors include Nora's daughter and several cop's wives, including Terry's wife Marilyn. Can he and Mike solve the case before the murderer comes after his own wife? This was a very entertaining and quick read. I would recommend starting with the Karp's first book, "The Rabbit Factory".

[cathyskye · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Sometimes I just want to laugh while I read about murder and mayhem, and when I do, I know that all I have to do is pick up one of Marshall Karp's Lomax and Biggs mysteries. The mystery is a genuine headscratcher, but most of the fun lies not in deducing the killer's identity, but in enjoying Karp's humor as he has a go at bestselling authors, the real estate business, interfering fathers, and life in Los Angeles. By targeting Terry Biggs' wife, Karp ratchets up the tension because, by extension, readers will wonder if that puts Mike Lomax's girlfriend in danger, too. These two homicide detectives certainly know how to make me laugh, so it's no secret that I don't want anything happening to their womenfolk.If you're in the mood for a belly laugh or two (or three or...) while you're trying to identify a killer, you can't go wrong by picking up a Lomax and Biggs mystery. Marshall Karp is a master at creating fast-paced, suspenseful mysteries that will have you laughing so hard that the people around you will annoy the stuffing out of you by constantly interrupting: "What's so funny? Hey... read it to me. I want to know why you're laughing so much!"

[fmrox · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Lomax and Biggs, LA police detectives always seem to get great cases. And this time is no exception. It begins with the death of one their own. Wives of local police officers are being murdered and they need to figure out who is doing it before their wives/girlfriends are next.This another great story by Karp, number three in the series. One of my favorite humor mystery writers. The story is always just right, funny, not too heavy, good characters and plot and not too long. He gets the formula right every time. Always a great choice and can't wait for the next outing.

[zmagic69 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The book started out slow and i never really enjoyed the cute humor of the 2 main characters, but the story proved to be a surprise, with an ending I did not see coming.

[apmonkey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Flipping Out is the third book in a wonderful series by Marshall Karp featuring LAPD Homicide Detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs. If you haven't read the first two yet, never fear. Karp's style of writing is such that you can jump right in and hit the ground running... then go back and order books one and two, The Rabbit Factory and Bloodthirsty. :-)The premise of Flipping Out revolves around a group of women who form a business to renovate and "flip" houses for profit. Lomax & Biggs become "involved" with the project when a member of the house flipping group, who was also the wife of one of their fellow detectives, is murdered at the location of the group's most recent house flipping project. Before Lomax & Biggs can figure out whether the victim was targeted because she was a police officer's wife or because she was a member of the house flipping team a second murder occurs, also of a woman who was a member of the house flipping team and a police officer's wife. Clearly, Lomax & Biggs have their hands full with a serial killer, and from there the pursuit is on in a race against the clock to catch the killer before he/she can work their way through the entire house flipping team.It's not easy to write a book that is both edge of your seat mystery as well as laugh-out-loud funny, but Karp pulls it off effortlessly. The black humor banter between Lomax & Biggs is razor sharp, and the one-liners fly fast and furious. But beneath the surface jocularity there is real depth to the characters in Karp's novels. Even the most bit player comes across as three-dimensional, and Lomax & Biggs are fully realized characters, wonderfully painted in a million shades of grey... there is nothing "stock" about these Hollywood Detectives. Far from putting it into cruise control for his third book, Karp just keeps getting better. This is easily the most complex mystery of his three offerings to date. The "who" of the "who dunnit?" is never obvious, and even when you think you've got it figured out Karp manages to serve up a wicked curve ball of an ending. If you like mysteries, police procedurals, characters with depth, and laugh-out-loud writing then look no further... Flipping Out has it all, and then some!

[cats57_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I Flipped Over This Fantasic Find!Flipping Out by Marshall KarpI have to say that this book just flat out really did it for me. I have found a new obsession in Mr. Karps writing! I love mysteries, and this is a police procedural too…then to add the cherry onto the cake it is also laugh out loud funny. Mr. Karp better be sitting in front of his word processor right this minute cranking out the next book in this series that’s all I have to say. I read this the third in the series first and as soon as I was done, I immediately went back and ordered the first two on this series - The Rabbit Factory and Bloodthirsty. There really is no need to read the first books in order since each can stand on it’s own quite nicely, but it may help clarify some minor points and “in“ jokes..Okay now down to the nitty gritty - this series stars two of LAPD’s finest Detectives Mike Lomax, Terry Biggs (an aspiring stand up comic) and a whole slew of other equally hilarious secondary characters, including Mike‘s teamster father who loves to be a butinski, Mikes lady friend Diana and Terry‘s wife Marilyn. The first murder that happens, just happens to be another detective’s wife and then there is a second murder of a cop’s wife and then… well you get the idea! What do these murders have in common besides they are all cops wives? Well this group of women just all happen to belong to a club that flips houses for profit and this group includes Terry‘s wife Marilyn. This club is headed by famed mystery writer Nora Bannister who is writing a series of mystery books called The House to Die For Series. Each house in her series is an actual house newly renovated by the partners and as soon as the newest house in the series is ready to go on the market the wives start dying.If you think you will be able to figure out who-dun-it quickly and neatly you have a big surprise coming to you. I thought I had it all wrapped up neatly too, but Mr. Karp manages to throw in one heck of a curve ball at the end.Add to this some additional mayhem of Mike and Diana buying and renovating an older home and the humor never stops.PS: I just finished the The Rabbit Factory and Bloodthirsty and I highly recommend them also