Resolved

One of my customers encouraged me to read the Tannenbaum books, telling me a few of the highlights I would find intriguing but just enough to grab my interest. I have just finished reading all fifteen of the books, each one more exciting than the last and can't thank that customer enough for insisting that I read them. RESOLVED held my interest from first page to last. I was on the edge of my chair while I was reading the final four or five pages. I wanted to get to the conclusion and, at the same time, I didn't want the book to end. The ending had just the right amount of "push" to make it more than satisfying. Roger (Butch) Karp progresses from a green ADA in the first book, tutored in the morals of the law and respectability of the office of the District Attorney by Garrahy, his idol, to the firm, upstanding, ethical chief assistant district attorney of New York County and, finally, to the District Attorney position, although temporary in nature. It has been a hoot watching Marlene Ciampi (Mrs. Butch Karp) perform her felonious activities, knowing that she was doing illegal deeds (and getting away with them with just the right tweak of the law) while the bad guys got what they deserved. Did I mention her awesome dogs? Unbelievable critters. Is there really a child prodigy out there like Lucy? The majority of Americans barely speak English let alone a foreign language. It is hard to imagine some one who speaks forty or fifty. I have enjoyed watching her grow into a young woman, admiring the author's dare to keep her a virgin during the tempting years of puberty. And then there is her devotion to the family, putting her life on hold, keeping the family together while her mother is off "crying in her beer", feeling sorry for herself. It is rare in this day and age of selfishness usually displayed by the younger generation. I think that there is a long way to go with the twins and am patiently waiting to see what the author does with them. There is definitely a story there and hopefully many more books to come. Will Butch Karp be able to put the morals of Garrahy back into the DAs office? I sure hope so. The newspapers today tell us of the corruption of mankind on a daily basis. How fresh it would be to think that this one man can make a difference. (Yeah, I know this is fiction but I can dream, can't I?) Or will he become a political pawn. It remains to be seen. HOAX, the next in the series, has now been released in hardcover. I never buy hardcovers but I will this one. I can't wait a year for the paperback to be released. Now I sound like half of my customers who are immersed in a series. I haven't accomplished a darn thing since I started reading this series and my store shows it. What's a little more slacking off in the grand scheme of things while I sit down and enjoy the next segment. If you like a fast-paced, exciting, sometimes unbelievable book, pick this one up. You won't be disappointed. However, I highly recommend that yo

I have read some, but not nearly all of this authors previous efforts which is my loss. This story draws the reader along as surely as though teathered to a strong rope attached to a tireless horse. The characters are clear, the plot is ingenious and the tension is palpable. Do yourself a favor and join in the continuing story which promises more to come, yet delivers all one could want.

"Resolved" is the fifteenth installment in Robert Tanenbaum's series of legal thrillers featuring Butch Karp and his impulsive and volatile wife, Marlene Ciampi. Butch is New York City's Chief Assistant District Attorney. Marlene, a lawyer as well, has given up her practice and she is separated from Butch. Marlene is suffering from depression and guilt over a series of violent actions that she committed in the past. She is living apart from her family while she sorts out her feelings."Resolved" has a large cast of villains, including the sadistic and brutal Felix Tighe, a convicted felon with a grudge against the Karp family. Joining Felix is a bunch of radical fundamentalists with explosives, lots of cash, and violent plans. In other subplots, Butch helps prosecute two cops who may have killed an innocent man in cold blood, and Marlene tries to help out an old friend who is in serious legal trouble. As he has done in the past, Tanenbaum expertly explores the moral dilemmas and political machinations that plague New York City's criminal justice system.Tanenbaum's strengths have always been his witty and amusing dialogue, his marvelously colorful characters, and his insider's knowledge of New York City's criminal courts. Readers who have read all of the installments in this series have seen the Karp marriage evolve throughout the years, and they have also seen the Karp children grow up. Lucy Karp, Butch and Marlene's fascinating and brilliant daughter, has a key role in this novel. The story in "Resolved" is compelling, timely, and fast-paced. Although the ending is not quite as strong as the rest of the book, "Resolved" is still an engrossing thriller that Tanenbaum fans will find as entertaining as its predecessors.

Such excitement - storyline about new terrorist possibilities mixed with faith and family love as a counterpoint to violence and derangement. Makes a good mix. I had to look up five new words, which is good for my mind: satrap, obeisance, fulsome, trop and apothegm.

His mother and his brother were Satan worshipping pediophiles but Felix Tighe was just a run-of-the-mill psychopath who tortured his wife and tormented before killing a young woman and her child. He was arrested charged with second-degree murder and sentenced to twenty-five years to life in prison. While at New York's Auburn prison a fight breaks out and he gets injured but not before killing a guard. Now he's looking at the death penalty but the chief trustee at the infirmary known as the Arab manages to fake his death and sends him to his Arab brethren.Rashid is using Felix to go where Arabs would be looked on in suspicion (following the events of Sept 11 in Manhattan) and to plant bombs on vehicles used by people who were responsible for sending The Arab to prison. The terrorists' ultimate goal is to free the Arab using Felix as their mule. Both the Arab and Felix want to kill the entire Karp family because the Chief Assistant District Attorney was the prosecutor responsible for sending them both to prison.This is the fifteenth episode in Robert K. Tanenbaum's long running series and it is just as fresh and compelling as the first entry. The story is told from the viewpoint of Karp, his wife, their daughter and Felix so reader know what is going on at all times in the minds of the primary characters. RESOLVED is an exciting legal thriller that the audience will keep on reading until the final page is turned.Harriet Klausner