Act of Revenge

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Summary: Lots of action
Review: "Act of Revenge" finds Assistant District Attorney Butch Karp, his security specialist wife Marlene Ciampri, and their teenage language prodigy daughter Lucy all tangled in a web of Chinese and Italian organized crime machinations. Butch and Marlene are involved in different Mafia-related investigations; meanwhile, Lucy - who enjoys more personal freedom than any young adolescent outside of literature intended for that age group - has witnessed a killing in Chinatown and is now a target herself. Fans of the series will be interested in Lucy's evolving relationship with her parents as she grows older. I seem to be working my way through this series backwards, so I can't compare this book to previous installments, but I can say that it is primarily action-oriented and lacks the sort of compelling issues that were at the center of "True Justice" (the book that followed in the series). I was also disappointed at the extent to which the story's resolution is achieved through lucky coincidence rather than investigation.

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Summary: People Magazine loves Butch Karp & Marlene Ciampi ....
Review: People Magazine selected Tanenbaum's last two books, RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT and IRRESISTIBLE IMPULSE as "Page Turner of the Week" and "Beach Book of the Week." They're right. If you haven't yet tried Tanenbaum do it now with ACT OF REVENGE. You'll love it .... and then have his ten backlist Karp titles to truly indulge yourself.

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Summary: A remarkable tale.
Review: This book was perhaps his best book to date! A real grabber! Karp is up to his neck in trouble and he has to get out! Great dialogue. Mr. Tanenbaum tells a great story here.