Irresistible Impulse

This is one of the earlier Karp\Ciampi novels and not really one of the best. We have the introduction of a recurring character- Tranh, which was pretty interesting since he plays an important part in later novels. Once again, Marlene is out avenging women who have been wronged and there are just to......more

Butch Karp is back at work in the Manhattan DA's office as Chief of the Homicide Bureau. He can't resist the challenge of facing one of the country's best defense attorneys in a politically charged trial of a rich young white man accused of making a habit of murdering elderly black women. Meanwhile,......more

Not my favorite by far but still enjoying this series! I read this so out of order I think it clouds my judgement sometimes. Hey but I’ll say this one of The Who done it Floors me!!! I mean mouth open floor!! It also got Marlene so I don’t feel so bad!!!! Ha ha! Not as much political or hot button i......more

The back of the book tells about what Butch and Marlene are working on: "two wildly different cases are about to collide" and I thought, "Yeah, so what else is new?" But it was a new twist because they trucked along as their own separate cases until the very end. It was a good read with familiar cha......more

I'm confused by this book.... there are so many different, separate stories going on, it's hard to really tell what the book is about. And the incident that opens the book, that seems to be what will be the main storyline, is basically forgotten about and not really resolved as it gets lost among al......more