I originally chose this novel because of the scrapbooking reference in the synopsis on the book jacket, but once I began reading the book itself, it was evident that this was not a nice little book about crafting. Far from it.

This murder mystery is the fourth in the series whose main characters are Lomax & Biggs, two police detectives on the Hollywood beat. The story opens with a game of 'choose the victim', played by two cats chasing their numbered ping pong balls, and the winning number is...

There is a serial killer on the loose and the victims are being chosen at random by two cats. The victims come from wide and varied backgrounds with no apparent connection, but all are killed in the same manner. Lomax & Biggs are kept busy trying to solve these crimes, and more than one red herring is thrown into their path in order to shield the real killer. There are many twists and turns throughout the story leading up to a thrilling finale.

An excellent book and I look forward to the next adventure featuring Lomax & Biggs.

Hello!! I am going to say this right off the bat: If you enjoy or love character driven fiction, a little humor in your reading (okay maybe I should say smart aleck responses and sardonic humor), a good, fun, mystery and a nice detective novel, then I have just the author for you. I didn’t know the author existed until one of the nice local librarians pointed him out to me. I know most of them (the librarians) a long time; they try to direct me to neat stuff on occasion when I look forlorn and confused, and that is just about always. I strive for consistency in all that I do. Being simple minded comes in handy on occasion.
Marshall Karp is the author of more Lomax & Biggs Mysteries: Flipping Out, Bloodthirsty, and The Rabbit Factory. I plan on going back in time and tackling Flipping Out. I also plan to make sure that I don’t miss anything else he is going to write. Here is a little bit from inside the jacket of the novel so you can get the flavor of the novel: “When Eleanor Bellingham-Crump a socialite responsible for the death of a ten-year-old boy- turns up murdered on the bathroom floor of a Hollywood Hotel, Lomax and Biggs are confronted with a crime of artistic brutality. Along with the scissors sticking out of Eleanor’s lifeless body, the two detectives find a meticulous scrapbook documenting a motive for vengeance in lurid detail.
As more bodies are discovered, each one connecting by the intricate scrapbooks left at the murder scenes, Lomax and Biggs go on the hunt for a vigilante stalking unpunished criminals. They must race to decode the meaning behind the scrapbooks before the crafty avenger has time to cut and paste the story of another kill.”
Cut, Paste, Kill is an excellent detective story that has a tremendous amount of humor, and heart. The tag teams of Lomax & Biggs are excellent foils and they keep the laughs coming nonstop. Marshall Karp has found a way to keep the entire novel equal though. An equal part wit, to an equal part detecting. One does not overshadow the other; they complement each other. That is what made this novel so interesting for me. The gags come hard and fast and so does the action and plotline. The narrative is amazing and generally I can’t say enough about how much I enjoyed this novel. Cut,Paste,Kill has all the right elements for me: good fast moving storyline, excellent execution of it, I laughed a lot, and the loose ends were all wrapped up together at novel’s end. Check this novel out, laugh a little, have a good time, Cut, Paste, Kill is what good character driven is all about.
Here is the link for the official Lomax & Biggs website: http://www.lomaxandbiggs.com/
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