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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Rabbit Factory: A Novelby Marshall Karp
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The hilarious and suspenseful introduction of Detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs.
Welcome to Familyland, an offshoot of Lamaar Studios. Once a small, Southern California animation house, it has grown into an entertainment conglomerate encompassing movies, television, music, video games, and a sprawling theme park. When an actor portraying Familyland's beloved mascot, Rambunctious Rabbit, is brutally murdered on park grounds, Lamaar executives are worried that the idyllic image of '50s America represented in Familyland will be shattered. They ask Mike Lomax and his partner Terry Biggs, the LAPD detectives assigned to solve the case, to keep the circumstances surrounding the death of their mascot quiet. When a second Lamaar employee is killed, Lomax and Biggs uncover a conspiracy to destroy Familyland and settle an unknown vendetta. Still under pressure to keep the case away from the public eye, the detectives are met with a third murder — and an outrageous demand: Anyone who associates with Lamaar — employees, customers, anyone — will be killed. Bringing a fresh duo of cops to the thriller set, The Rabbit Factory is both suspenseful and satiric; a taut mystery wrapped in sharp, comedic prose. Review:"The publisher's blurb on playwright and screenplay writer Karp's first novel, 'The hilarious and suspenseful introduction of Detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs,' makes the two LAPD detectives sound as if they're the reincarnation of the Keystone Kops. They are amusing, but the comedy never overshadows this smart, many-layered thriller. Lomax's beloved wife has died, his doting father is trying to get him to go on dates and his wayward, gambling-addicted brother is in deep trouble. Meanwhile, Lomax is trying to solve a string of high-profile murders aimed at destroying a Disneyesque theme park, Lamaar's Familyland. First, the employee playing Rambunctious Rabbit, Familyland's signature cartoon character, is strangled in his rabbit suit, then a series of other employees and visitors to the park are killed, bringing the company to its knees. Lomax, Biggs and the FBI have their work cut out for them in a clever plot that will keep readers guessing to the very end. Enthusiastic readers will anxiously await the return of detectives Lomax and Biggs." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"[A] crisp cast of characters headed by a captivating detective team....Like the best of Donald Westlake and Carl Hiaasen, The Rabbit Factory is deftly plotted and deliciously askew." Booklist (Starred Review) Review:"Marshall Karp could well be the Carl Hiaasen of Los Angeles — only I think he's even funnier. The Rabbit Factory will touch your funny bone, and your heart." James Patterson Review:"A big, leisurely paced thriller....Karp craftily engineers a statement on ethical values, both institutional and personal. A bloated piece of work, devoted more to the pleasure of reading than the offer of a dazzling denouement." Kirkus Reviews Review:"What might have been a darkly satirical insider's view of the entertainment industry or a detective/buddy novel attempts to be both and loses its fizz well before its 600-plus pages play out." Library Journal Review:"[A] crisp mystery laced with humor, pathos, violence and surprising humanity....[T]horoughly entertaining..." Columbus Dispatch Review:"[T]he whole farrago is gorgeously, hilariously, cherishably bad: an out-of-control Simpsons plot, though without the humor, irony or intelligence." LA Weekly About the AuthorMarshall Karp's writing career has spanned a wide range of fields, from advertising and marketing to television, screen, and stage. He is the author of the play Squabbles and the screenwriter for the 2000 film Just Looking. The Rabbit Factory is his first novel. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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