Snowstorm in August

by Marshall Karp

Overview

The riveting new thriller from Marshall Karp, cocreator and coauthor, with James Patterson, of the #1 New York Times bestselling NYPD Red series

A CARTEL KINGPIN WITH ONE LAST DEADLY SCORE TO SETTLE

They call him el Carnicero—the Butcher. He is the most powerful drug lord on the planet, and when the city of New York incurs his wrath, he utters a single word: “¡Venganza!”

With military precision, he strafes Central Park with 4,000 pounds of cocaine, killing hundreds of innocent people enjoying a summer afternoon.

The only NYPD unit trained to go up against this level of terrorism has been disbanded, but four anonymous billionaires retaliate by recruiting a task force of highly decorated retired cops. Armed with cutting-edge technology, former NYPD captain Danny Corcoran leads his team in a pulse-pounding thriller in their battle to stop the enraged head of a Mexican cartel from raining more death on the city.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798212184786
Publisher:	Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:	07/11/2023
Sales rank:	128,644
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

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

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

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