Flipping Out
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.
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Before Marshall Karp was plotting murder, he was writing comedy. That unexpected pairing—mischief wrapped in mystery—is exactly what makes his thrillers hit differently. Karp is best known for co-authoring the bestselling NYPD Red series with James Patterson, but long before the flashing sirens and high-profile crimes, he was building a career in advertising, television, and screenwriting. That sense of timing—of when to make readers laugh and when to make their hearts race—never left him.
A Lomax and Biggs Mystery
A Lomax and Biggs Mystery consists of five books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

