NYPD Red 7: The Murder Sorority
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- Author：Marshall Karp
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Summary
Finding a single assassin in a city of nine million people is daunting。 Finding five is a nightmare。
Lower Manhattan: A sniper's bullet ends the life of a high-profile New Yorker。 Five miles uptown， a second prominent victim has his throat slashed。
And that's only the beginning。 A network of professional assassins is on the loose in New York City。 Trained by the US military， they're on their own now， with a new unit called Kappa Omega Delta。 Killers On Demand。 NYPD Red detectives Kylie MacDonald and Zach Jordan are called in to hunt them down， but these mercenaries are as gifted in the art of escape as they are in snuffing out lives。
It's the biggest professional challenge the Red team has ever faced， and before it's over， both Kylie's and Zach's personal lives will change。 Forever。
Lower Manhattan: A sniper's bullet ends the life of a high-profile New Yorker。 Five miles uptown， a second prominent victim has his throat slashed。
And that's only the beginning。 A network of professional assassins is on the loose in New York City。 Trained by the US military， they're on their own now， with a new unit called Kappa Omega Delta。 Killers On Demand。 NYPD Red detectives Kylie MacDonald and Zach Jordan are called in to hunt them down， but these mercenaries are as gifted in the art of escape as they are in snuffing out lives。
It's the biggest professional challenge the Red team has ever faced， and before it's over， both Kylie's and Zach's personal lives will change。 Forever。
Reviews
Jules
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Wow， I’m stunned by how much I enjoyed this book！ I went into this read with a ho-hum attitude because police procedurals are not my top reading genre and because it was book seven in a series。 Author Marshall Karp has taken over writing The NYPD Red series which he was previously ghost writing with James Patterson， and he did a marvelous job of it。 From “The jury has reached a verdict” to “you were next” I was hooked。 I never felt that I was reading book seven of an established series because t Wow， I’m stunned by how much I enjoyed this book！ I went into this read with a ho-hum attitude because police procedurals are not my top reading genre and because it was book seven in a series。 Author Marshall Karp has taken over writing The NYPD Red series which he was previously ghost writing with James Patterson， and he did a marvelous job of it。 From “The jury has reached a verdict” to “you were next” I was hooked。 I never felt that I was reading book seven of an established series because there was sufficient character development and backstory。 Karp’s writing is crisp。 The plot pace was perfect—never slowed by unnecessary detail。 There were plenty of interesting twists and action。 Karp got me with his reference to Jaws。 He used his reference to perfectly set the tone for the book; it provided just the right amount of foreboding。“We had our yellow barrel， and we were going to follow it…before it [the movie] ends the shark sinks Quint’s boat and eats him alive， but still， a lead is a lead。”I especially enjoyed the character of Detective Kyle MacDonald。 She is a no- nonsense officer with an engaging personality。 The camaraderie between her and Detective Zach Jordan is great， and their witty banter is enjoyable。 In addition to the case she is working on， she is following another case that involves the shoot of her boyfriend。 Since it is not the case featured in the title， we readers don’t get as much information about that case， but it is an interesting secondary story nonetheless。 Good writing， a solid plot， and a fun （and improbable） premise made NYPD Red 7 an easy read。 A good read for anyone who loves suspense， intrigue and action。I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 For more reading recommendations， visit Book Junkie Reviews atwww。abookjunkiereviews。wordpress。com 。。。more
Hobart
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This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader。---WHAT'S NYPD RED 7: THE MURDER SORORITY ABOUT？ Part of this feels like too much to say， but it's right there in the title （also， the publisher's description）， so。。。Practically simultaneously， two wealthy and well-known producers are killed。 One was shot by a sniper pulling off an incredibly difficult shot。 The other was killed by a knife attack in broad daylight with no witnesses。 These two were brothers， and each had given some people clear This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader。---WHAT'S NYPD RED 7: THE MURDER SORORITY ABOUT？ Part of this feels like too much to say， but it's right there in the title （also， the publisher's description）， so。。。Practically simultaneously， two wealthy and well-known producers are killed。 One was shot by a sniper pulling off an incredibly difficult shot。 The other was killed by a knife attack in broad daylight with no witnesses。 These two were brothers， and each had given some people clear motives to kill them。 But both at the same time？ It's difficult to tie them together。 The NYPD Red squad—with Kylie MacDonald and Zach Jordan in the lead—is assigned to these cases and they want to consider that there's one person behind the killings—with two accomplices doing the killing。 But can they actually establish a link？During their investigation， a theory begins to surface about a team of assassins operating under the name of a sorority—Kappa Omega Delta。 KOD—Killers On Demand。 It sounds farfetched to the partners （and their captain）， but they keep running into the idea。 And soon， they might start to find some actual evidence pointing to it。Meanwhile， in a probably unrelated incident， Kylie's boyfriend is shot。 Officially barred from investigating （and she is front-and-center on a case the media and City Hall are focused on）， Kylie is mostly watching this from the sidelines—but manages to help the detectives on the case while worried about his recovery。THE KOD STORY I'm both annoyed and glad that the description of the book tipped its hand so much about the assassins。 I prefer to discover that kind of thing in my mystery novels—don't tell me what the characters are going to figure out， let me do it with them。 But knowing it was coming did make it easier to buy into。Up to the point that Zach and Kylie really start to take the notion seriously this novel had the feel of a pretty by-the-book procedural。 They were being methodical， beating the bushes， checking off the things they needed to—and that's the kind of thing I really appreciate seeing in detective novels。 I've said it before， I'll keep saying it， too。Then there's a shift in the way the novel worked once we get to that point， though， and it takes on a heightened reality*-sense as the detectives try to work out the details of the KOD group—how they operate**， who they are， and how to track them down。 The shift isn't a qualitative one， really， it's more subjective—it's a different feel to the book。 One that is probably more in line with the rest of the series。 The transition jarred me a bit， but not so much that it took me out of the book—but it reminded me what kind of book I was reading。* I really need to find or develop a synonymous phrase for that， because I use it too often in this post。 Sorry about that。** I fought off the temptation to really dig into this part here， you should read it for yourself。Looking back over this whole thing， I'm really impressed with it—at several points Karp plays against what you believe is happening。 I don't think he ever pulls the rug out from beneath the reader—but he gives it a good， strong tug， and makes you stumble a bit。 It may not be as flashy as a huge twist but can leave the reader just as discombobulated and unprepared for what's next。THE PERSONAL SUBPLOTS I thought these were handled pretty well。 There were elements of Zach's story that seemed like pretty large coincidences， but if a reader isn't willing to accept a convenient coincidence here and there， it might be time for a new hobby。 I do think that story was handled pretty well。The same goes for the plot about Kylie's boyfriend and the shooting （and what that suggests about the ongoing story about her now-missing husband）。 I think this shooting， the investigation， and the resolution was actually the strongest storyline in the novel and Karp developed it well。 Especially in the heightened reality of this series， this came across as pretty grounded。I'd have to go and look at my posts about the first two books in this series to see if I say anything about it—but I don't want to。 I'm pretty sure that at the time I thought the books spent too much time on the personal lives of these two detectives。 To an extent， it made sense while establishing the characters， but I still thought the balance was off。 Perhaps it's because this is a later book in the series， perhaps it's the shift in authors， maybe it's just the way things worked out here in NYPD Red 7—I'm not sure I care—but that problem is gone。 I even paused to note a couple of times how compared favorably to my memories of the first two books。SO， WHAT DID I THINK ABOUT NYPD RED 7: THE MURDER SORORITY？ I went into this book with apprehensions—I dropped this series after two books and while I don't remember being opposed to coming back， I sure wasn't in a hurry to。 But when someone mails me an ARC， I tend to read it。 And I'm really glad I did—it won me over pretty easily， I got invested and caught up in the story， and generally had fun reading the book。The best thing I can compare this to is an episode of Castle—but with two Detective Becketts and no novelist。 Detectives—and their friends， lovers， contacts—who are impossibly attractive and extraordinarily bright on the trail of implausibly effective and skilled killers。 And it's just as entertaining as that series was at its best。The heightened reality of this series works well in the cases these detectives are involved with—Entertainment personalities and the super-rich。 I've always liked the idea of a squad like NYPD Red （see also， The Closer's Priority Homicide）， and halfway assume something like this actually exists。 Given media scrutiny and politics， it makes sense for cases of this profile to be handled differently （as long as no one's ignoring other cases per Bosch's maxim）。 I enjoy seeing detectives work in this world as much as I do seeing them in more "everyday" settings belonging to the middle and lower class。There's part of me that wants to harp on the implausibility of KOD。 But I don't know why I would—it's a fun idea and works well in this novel。 Karp's version of this thing that we've seen and read about in other books/shows/movies/comics is as successfully conceived and executed as I've seen it。 And as I said before， if you accept the world of this series， the outlandish nature of the KOD works well。 So， I don't know why I feel like I have to make excuses for it or justify it， but I do feel that way。 The KOD is a good challenge for Kylie and Zach and the way they confront it is entertaining。 Which is what this book is about。 He's not attempting to tell a gritty story like Winslow's The Badge （which has parts that are just as implausible）—this is an action-adventure story。This is a fun read—I raced through it because Karp's writing and pacing wouldn't let me put it down until I had to。 I thought the novel was stronger than the first two in the series and I'm tempted to go back and see where the series started improving。 I'm definitely interested in NYPD Red 8， assuming that Karp gets to do another one and I hope the sales without Patterson's name on the cover allow it。Even if you've never read this series （maybe particularly）， pick this up if you're in the mood for an adventurous Police Detective novel， I think you'll be glad you did。 。。。more
Nikki
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*Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for my digital review copy*I really liked this book and felt The Murder Sorority was a plausible and maybe even real group that could exist within our government。 The story was fast paced， with plenty of twists and lots of action。 I'm always a fan of kickass females who don't need rescuing and Detective Kylie MacDonald definitely fits that description。 She's sarcastic， smart， and can hold her own against anyone including her partner， Zach Jordan。 *Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for my digital review copy*I really liked this book and felt The Murder Sorority was a plausible and maybe even real group that could exist within our government。 The story was fast paced， with plenty of twists and lots of action。 I'm always a fan of kickass females who don't need rescuing and Detective Kylie MacDonald definitely fits that description。 She's sarcastic， smart， and can hold her own against anyone including her partner， Zach Jordan。 There's also a couple of side stories that relate to the detectives' personal lives， which I liked， as it gives you more depth and insight into their characters。 And since this is an ongoing series， it's nice to learn more about them and have their stories keep developing。 。。。more
Monnie
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This， the seventh book in the series co-written by James Patterson and Marshall Karp， marks Karp's first solo effort。 And I must say I enjoyed it thoroughly and hope to read many more。 For those not familiar with the series， the books focus on the elite New York group of detectives known as NYPD Red and specifically on detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald。Two in-your-face assassinations happen in fairly rapid succession - one man killed by a long-range sniper and the other done in by a kil This， the seventh book in the series co-written by James Patterson and Marshall Karp， marks Karp's first solo effort。 And I must say I enjoyed it thoroughly and hope to read many more。 For those not familiar with the series， the books focus on the elite New York group of detectives known as NYPD Red and specifically on detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald。Two in-your-face assassinations happen in fairly rapid succession - one man killed by a long-range sniper and the other done in by a killer obviously well versed on where a knife should slice to do the damage quickly and efficiently。 As the investigation picks up steam， Zach and Kylie learn about an old guy who brags about a "sorority" called Kappa Omega Delta （Killers On Demand） that's actually a group of elderly military-trained male assassins who apparently have been plying their trade for years。 Finding them， however， doesn't come easy; they may be good at killing， but they're even better at eluding identification and capture。Tracking them down is only part of the story， though; both Kylie， has a serious boyfriend who develops a serious issue， and Zach has a current main squeeze and at least one in his past who comes back to haunt him - though not necessarily in a bad way。 All in all， there's plenty of action that kept me turning pages， and I'm already looking forward to the next installment。 Thanks to the publisher， via NetGalley， for allowing me to read and review a pre-release copy of this one。 。。。more
LindaPf
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In the 7th installment of NYPD Red， a series about a duo of cops， Kylie MacDonald and Zach Jordan， who are assigned the high profile celebrity cases of New York City， Marshall Karp is now the sole author， having taken over after co-authoring the previous six books with James Patterson。 The series retains its excellence with Karp in charge — interesting plots， well-written characters， action packed chapters， truly evil bad guys， and heroic efforts by Kylie and Zach。In this installment， a Harvey W In the 7th installment of NYPD Red， a series about a duo of cops， Kylie MacDonald and Zach Jordan， who are assigned the high profile celebrity cases of New York City， Marshall Karp is now the sole author， having taken over after co-authoring the previous six books with James Patterson。 The series retains its excellence with Karp in charge — interesting plots， well-written characters， action packed chapters， truly evil bad guys， and heroic efforts by Kylie and Zach。In this installment， a Harvey Weinstein type is unbelievably exonerated of killing a police officer and as he steps up to a microphone on the courthouse steps to gloat， an invisible sniper delivers Wild West justice。 And then another assasination simultaneously takes place （the scumbag’s equally scummy brother who also got away with murder）。 So it seems that there is militarily trained squad of killers for hire （known as Kappa Omega Delta/KOD — Killers on Demand） operating in NYC。 The subtitle of the book is “The Murder *Sorority*” and not “Murder *Fraternity。*” A clue for the reader in advance of Kylie and Zach uncovering what’s really going on？ Or people who “were gender-fluid before it was cool”？ This investigation is further complicated when someone close to the team is shot in a seemingly unrelated incident。Of all of James Peterson’s various series， I have come to love the NYPD Red ones over the others。 Marshall Karp delivers an expected exciting plot， witty camaraderie between Kylie and Zach， and thrilling twists。 He’ll do well with continuing this series。 5 stars！Thank you to Blackstone Publishing and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review！Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:Green Eyes （only 2% of the real world， yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females）: YES Always in the NYPD Red series， since lead detective Kylie is a green-eyed blonde。Horticultural Faux Pas （plants out of season or growing zones， like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska）: NO It’s Manhattan， so lots of parks and greenways make guest appearances。 。。。more
Monte Keen
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Another wonderful writing from James Patterson， what's a terrific writing， I recommend to everyone， am definitely giving it a 5 star Another wonderful writing from James Patterson， what's a terrific writing， I recommend to everyone， am definitely giving it a 5 star 。。。more
Heather
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This ARC was provided to me via Kindle， from Blackstone Publishing and #NetGalley。 Thank you for the opportunity to preview and review。 Opinions expressed are completely my own。Suspense， intrigue， action full of police action。
Jessica
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