Author

Marshall Karp

Q: What should I read first by Marshall Karp?

Start with the NYPD Red series, since it is the first on file, then read it in publication order.

Marshall Karp has 9 known credited books (9 published) across 1 series. Start with NYPD Red. Marshall Karp contributes to NYPD Red (created by James Patterson).

Marshall Karp is an American novelist and television writer who partnered with James Patterson to create the NYPD Red series, a set of thrillers following an elite New York police unit tasked with protecting the city's wealthy and famous. Before turning to crime fiction, Karp had a long career in advertising and television, writing for and producing numerous TV series and specials, experience that shaped the tight, scene-driven structure of his prose. Karp's earlier solo work includes the Lomax and Biggs mystery series, comic crime novels featuring a pair of LAPD detectives investigating cases connected to the entertainment industry, drawing on his own insider knowledge of Hollywood. His collaboration with Patterson on NYPD Red proved to be one of Patterson's more durable series partnerships, running to multiple entries that combined celebrity-world satire with high-stakes procedural plotting. Karp has continued to write within the thriller genre, valued for pairing comedic timing with tightly engineered suspense plots, and remains associated primarily with the NYPD Red franchise among readers of Patterson's extensive co-authored catalog.

Series: 1
Credited books: 9
Published: 9
Latest published book: NYPD Red 8: The 11:59 Bomber 25 November 2025
Active: 2011–present
Best known for: NYPD Red

Key facts about Marshall Karp

Our list holds 9 books by Marshall Karp. 8 of them belong to a series, while 1 stands alone. Since all 9 are out now, every book here is ready to read. Their series sits on our thriller shelf.

Marshall Karp has 1 series on file. NYPD Red has 8 books, starting in 2012. NYPD Red began with James Patterson, while Marshall Karp has books in it too.

Since NYPD Red is the first series on file, it is the place to start. Their first published book on file came out in 2011. Meanwhile, NYPD Red 8: The 11:59 Bomber is the latest published book, out on 25 November 2025.

There is also 1 standalone book. You can read it in any order, since each one stands alone. The newest one that is out is Kill Me If You Can, from 2011.