AMAZING!! - Rated 
Quite simply one of the best books i have ever read,
it has everything humour, a well thought plot and
how could i forget the ingenius twist, do yourself
a favour and buy it now!!
Needs Elmer Fudd to blast it with a shotgun. - Rated 
I bought this based on the reviews and ordered the book from amazon.It is a hefty book,but there are very few words on each page as it is all triple spaced.I wonder how the publishing industry gets away with destroying trees,being one of the biggest users of harmful chemicals in the making of paper and ink etc.,and no one raises a peep about this?Yet reporters are amongst the most vocal anti-car,anti-business,shouters in the country.Anyway,this book did not deserve the sacrifice of trees and the environment, it took to publish it.A thin storyline,with forced,obvious jokes,the 2 cops come across as a poor vaudeville act.Character development is low,and overwhelmed with sugar coating.The relationships are all from a made-for-TV script.The story such as it is goes on with little suspense or surprise.It deserves one star,but I gave it 2 because I felt sorry for the author.Unfortunately rumour has it he has written another one,which I won't be buying.
sorry to disagree........... - Rated 
This is the first review where I have to admit to the whole world that I made a purchasing error. Guided by the five star reviews I looked forward to 600 pages of comedy/detection. That would be a real find (especially as it has a sequel). However what I read was very polished but cloyingly sentimental with two-dimensional characters. Occasional one-liners but certainly not laugh aloud funny either. Will throw it away rather than give it to a charity shop.
An 'All American'detective romp with a twist - Rated
When I first got this book I thought it might be a long read at 600+ pages but within a few of those pages I was hooked. This is a thoroughly enjoyable detective story interlaced with humour and warmth but also the twists and turns which make a mystery satisfying. From the opening section when we meet the first victim ... an incredibly unpleasant character that is soon bumped off in his Rabbit costume at a 'Disneyesque' theme park ... through to the satisfying end you are thoroughly entertained in a big bold 'All American' style.
The lead character of Detective Mike Lomax is very likeable [although maybe a little 'too good to be true sometimes'] but his story gives extra layers to the book. As well as the classic mystery finding out who is behind the crimes ... a few 'curve balls' send you off in directions you don't expect ...there is also the story of Lomax beginning to recover from his wife's death from cancer and start a social life again. Who will he choose? Feisty Amy, Caring nurse Diana, or maybe the 'Mob-linked' beauty in Vegas ... or maybe no-one at all? like the Cecilia Ahern book we have letters written by his dead wife that he has read monthly and we wait to see what those last few letters might say. Finally he has a young brother who has a contract out on his life... how will this fit in?
Overall this was thoroughly engaging and I romped through it. For those who like their detective fiction not too gritty, a little quirky but still with the crime-solving element will hopefully enjoy this as much as I did!
Excellent debut novel - Rated
I'm not a great fan of character study type novels, but Marshall Karp has somehow managed to write a well paced, well plotted, buddy buddy novel that features some extremely witty dialogue, spoken by some vividly drawn characters. Parts of this book brought a tear to my eyes - something that would normally see me closing the cover and handing it to my girlfriend, but this novel is so well crafted that even I - and I'm usually the type of person who wants to get on with the plot, and not find out what the character had for breakfast - couldn't wait to turn each of the six hundred and thirty odd pages.
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