House Rules, Mike Lawson
House Rules, Mike Lawson
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House Rules
A Joe DeMarco Thriller

Author: Mike Lawson

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 9 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/13/2010

Synopsis

In House Rules, two foiled terrorist attacks and a law targeting Muslim Americans send Joe DeMarco on a dangerous mission among mobsters, meth dealers, and the Washington political elite.First there was the bomb meant for the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel; then a private plane headed straight for the White House is shot down. An atmosphere of fear and panic overruns the country, and when a senator proposes to run extensive background checks on all Muslims and deport any who aren’t citizens, his bill gains surprising traction. John Mahoney, the larger-than-life Speaker of the House, is not pleased. But Mahoney has a connection to one of the attackers, one he wants kept a secret. So he calls DeMarco, who attempts to get to the bottom of the attacks and to pacify his difficult yet charismatic boss in this riveting installment in the series.

About Mike Lawson

Mike Lawson, a former senior civilian executive for the US Navy, is the author of numerous novels starring Joe DeMarco. His first book, The Inside Ring, was rated by the Seattle Times as one of the top ten thrillers of 2005 and was a finalist for the Barry Award for Best Thriller. House Secrets was selected as one of the best thrillers of 2009 by Library Journal, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine.

About Joe Barrett

Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abibliofob on November 29, 2021

I found that House Rules by Mike Lawson is like the others in this series about fixer Joe DeMarco is a little slow and repetitive. I will try some more and see where it goes. It's a good plot with a different way to get some bill through congress but the characters are a little stiff. There are some......more

Goodreads review by Eric_W on January 15, 2015

Let’s say there’s someone in Israel you want to get rid of without any suspicion you might be behind it. What better way than to wait until your target is hanging out in a local bar, flip in a bomb, and then have anyone assume it was Hamas? Or perhaps you want to become president or obtain power.. W......more

Goodreads review by Maddy on March 16, 2014

RATING: 4.25 After the horrific events of 9/11, many Americans became very distrustful of people of different ethnicities. Several groups and politicians capitalized on these suspicions to further their own agendas. Among them is Senator William Broderick, who has authored an extreme anti-Muslim bill......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on September 22, 2011

An enjoyable audio thriller. I really like the characters in this series (especially House Speaker John Mahoney) and the plot seemed fairly plausible for this type of book. Listened to the audio version read by Joe Barrett.......more

Quotes

“House Rules has it all: a lightning-paced plot, a quirky cast of players, and best of all, one of the most engaging heroes I’ve ever encountered. In Joe DeMarco, Lawson has created a charmingly likeable character whom I’ll happily follow for many books to come.”

Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author

“Full of insider information, this novel reinforces Lawson’s place in the upper rank of Washington thriller specialists.”

Publishers Weekly

“Lawson fleshes out his characters while developing a plausible and increasingly tense plot. Just enough uncertainty in the satisfying conclusion hints that another series entry is likely. Highly recommended.”

Library Journal

“A pleasantly relaxed thriller well suited to leftish political junkies.”

Kirkus Reviews

“I was absolutely delighted to discover Mike Lawson. This smart political thriller offers readers both a wild ride and thought-provoking issues. In many ways, House Rules reminded me of the novels of the late Ross Thomas; this, from me, is high praise, indeed.”

Nancy Pearl, award-winning author of Book Lust

“Mike Lawson’s The Inside Ring is one of the most assured first novels I’ve ever read. His next one, The Second Perimeter, continued in the voice of a master storyteller. His third, House Rules is, in my opinion, a knockout. Relaxed, slightly droll, yet in total command of a complicated plot, you have to believe this guy has been telling tales for a lot of years, but just recently started writing them down.”

Bill Farley, Seattle Mystery Bookshop

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