Snowstorm in August

by Marshall Karp

Overview

The new novel from Marshall Karp, cocreator and coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestselling series NYPD Red.

Snowstorm in August features a sneak peek at the forthcoming NYPD Red 7.

Imagine Central Park buried under tons of snow. Only it’s not snow. It’s cocaine.

Four thousand pounds of it. Uncut. Blanketing meadows and treetops. Knocking birds from the sky, dropping carriage horses to the pavement, and cutting a swath of death through the thousands of unsuspecting joggers, cyclists, and picnickers enjoying a summer afternoon in Central Park.

So begins the war between Joaquín Alboroto, the most powerful drug lord on the planet, and his most hated enemy: the city of New York. But the only NYPD unit trained to go up against this level of terrorism has been disbanded, and the new police commissioner is a bureaucrat, not a wartime commander.

The task falls on the shoulders of former NYPD captain Danny Corcoran. A trusted friend recruits Corcoran to a team of top cops—all retired. Funded by four anonymous billionaires, their mission is to stop Alboroto before his next “gift” to the city leaves a million New Yorkers blind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798200714018
Publisher:	Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:	06/07/2022
Pages:	420
Sales rank:	678,883
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Marshall Karp is an international #1 bestselling author, TV and screenwriter, and playwright. He wrote the critically acclaimed Lomax and Biggs novels, featuring LAPD detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs. Then, with James Patterson, he cocreated and cowrote the NYPD Red series, featuring Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald, who are part of an elite squad sworn to “protect and serve New York’s rich and famous.” After six bestsellers, Marshall will carry the series forward on his own with NYPD Red 7. 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 KarpKills.com.

Editorial Reviews

04/04/2022

This adrenaline-fueled thriller from bestseller Karp (the Lomax and Biggs mysteries) opens with a terror attack. New Yorkers are stunned by what appears to be a massive summertime snowfall limited to Central Park. They’re horrified when the falling white powder turns out to be thousands of pounds of cocaine, which kills hundreds. The coke was dropped from a helicopter on the orders of drug lord Joaquín Alboroto, “one of the most loved, most hated, most feared men on the planet.” A flashback explains why Alboroto has declared a vendetta against New York City. Alboroto’s narcotrafficker son, Sebastián, is about to walk on federal charges because of a tainted chain of evidence, when Harvey Solomon, the terminally ill judge who dismissed them and whose son overdosed on drugs supplied by the Alborotos, guns Sebastián down in his courtroom. Alboroto is opposed by a secret team of ex-cops, financed by unidentified billionaires, led by Solomon’s son-in-law. Awkward prose (“Like any hurricane, war, or can of soup, a disaster needs a label”) matches the over-the-top plot. Some will tune in for a sequel just to see how much wilder future rides will get. Agent: Mel Berger, WME. (June)

Publishers Weekly

Talk about your killer snowstorm. Don’t flake out, but Marshall Karp has written one stone-cold mystery!”

Al Roker

A compelling plot, with characters you immediately become invested in. Marshall Karp writes with the kind of attention to the details of law enforcement that distinguishes a great book from a good one—a rare find.”

Maureen Mulcahy

Totally original, a sheer roller coaster ride…Shows a master’s touch.”

David Baldacci

Marshall Karp is the Woody Allen of the murder mystery. He’s up there with Carl Hiaasen and Donald Westlake and Janet Evanovich—smart, fast-paced, clever, and really, really funny.”

Joseph Finder

Snowstorm in August couples the charm of an unflinching true-crime narrative with an ambitious new vision of America’s war on drugs unlike anything you’ve read or watched before…I simply can’t wait to read more stories with the extraordinary characters Karp has debuted in this extremely enthralling and suspenseful smash-hit!”

Best Thriller Books Kashif Hussain

Intense and full of great character development…Marshall Karp is truly a talented author.”

Mystery & Suspense

Snowstorm in August couples the charm of an unflinching true-crime narrative with an ambitious new vision of America’s war on drugs unlike anything you’ve read or watched before…I simply can’t wait to read more stories with the extraordinary characters Karp has debuted in this extremely enthralling and suspenseful smash-hit!”

Best Thriller Books

Chris Andrew Ciulla deftly handles the multiple voices in this audiobook. After his son is murdered in a New York City courtroom, a notorious Mexican drug lord seeks revenge. He orders the release of thousands of pounds over Central Park--it's literally dropped by aircraft, causing a mass casualty event. The NYPD is stretched thin, so a group of former police officers band together, going off the grid to target the kingpin. The audiobook follows an old-school thriller playbook. Ciulla keeps the proceedings entertaining, nimbly moving between New England and Mexican accents and capturing the easy camaraderie among the ex-cops. Michael Manuel handles the story's transitions. He is all business between the thrilling passages, anchoring the drama with scene-setting. S.P.C. 2023 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

MARCH 2023 - AudioFile