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"Tanenbaum's many fans are sure to be satisfied." -- Publishers Weekly
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When a rising starlet dies from a gunshot wound in the fashionable downtown penthouse of an eccentric Broadway producer, New York District Attorney Roger “Butch” Karp and his hard-charging wife, Marlene Ciampi, smell drama. With the help of a fearful witness, Karp wages a relentless battle for justice against a notorious defendant, a legion of experts, and a barrage of hostile threats. Meanwhile, a shadowy international power group kidnaps Karp’s daughter, Lucy. As Karp races to decode a baffling series of riddles, a beautiful but deadly Russian assassin hunts him. He must infiltrate the kidnappers before their scheme for world dominion succeeds. Little does he know, the clock is ticking down on New York City as an invisible force prepares to unleash Armageddon.
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3.2 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
A BIG Disappointment, Aug 27 2009
By Raven Ren - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Capture (Hardcover)
I've long loved the Karp/Ciampi clan adventures. Somewhere a few books back (some say it was "after Gruber")the books in this series went from being well written thought provoking thrillers to farcical parodies of the earlier successes. "Resolved" was pretty good. "Hoax" had its moments and I thought perhaps Tanenbaum would get his mojo back. But alas, "Capture" is pretty awful...even laughable. I will not be finishing it, nor buying the next in this series unless Tanenbaum gets a better editor and "scrivener".
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
disappointing and dull, July 6 2009
By K. Suzanne Johnson - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Capture (Hardcover)
I was disappointed in Tanenbaum's latest book. The plot(s) move very slowly and Tanenbaum;s writing seems much more subdued in pace and tone than in earlier books. I had no problem putting the book aside to continue another day. All of the gang are back: Butch, Marlene (in almost a cameo role), Lucy, the twins, Ned, Espey, Tran, John, David, the priest, V.T., and even Guma in a small (but funny) role. Lucy has joined Espey's group (what happened to her language skills?), as has Ned. Ned has become a potential sniper in a SWAT-team-like situation, which I find impossible to believe. Perhaps the best part of the book is the trial dialog for the case being tried for which Butch has assumed the lead as the DA, when the assistant DA originally assigned to the case is found dead. At times, reading this, I almost got the impression that this will be the last book about the Karps. All of the loose ends seem to be tied up and all of the characters (except perhaps Lucy and David) are in the places and situations where I expect them to be at the end of the series. Recommended only for the diehard Karp and Tanenbaum fans.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Why spoil a successfful style?, Aug 4 2009
By Brian Torsney "bbt1118" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Capture (Hardcover)
I cannot understand why an author will use a succesful formula for several books, and then try something prepostorous. Butch Carp may be a fine prosecutor, but Tanenbaum is no Frederick Forsythe. Tanenbaum fails badly when he ventures into a realm he knows nothing about. The plodding novel becomes merely boring when the author tries to blend international intrigue with a crime/prosecution main plot. In short it is a poor and futile attempt at literary diversity.
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