The Inside Ring, Mike Lawson
The Inside Ring, Mike Lawson
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The Inside Ring

Author: Mike Lawson

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 10 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/24/2005


Synopsis

“The video begins with the President walking toward a marine helicopter . . .”

From a bluff overlooking Georgia’s untamed Chattooga River, an assassin fires three shots. The President of the United States is wounded; his best friend and a Secret Service agent are killed. Two days later, a man in Landover, Maryland, commits suicide and in the man’s home is overwhelming evidence that he was responsible for the assassination attempt.

General Andy Banks, the Secretary of Homeland Security, is nursing a guilty conscience. Only days before the assassination attempt on the President, Banks had received a note with a dire warning: “Eagle One is in danger. Cancel Chattooga River. The inside ring has been compromised. This is not a joke.” The message—on Secret Service stationery—was signed “An agent in the wrong place.” Banks immediately passed the note on to Secret Service Director Patrick Donnelly, who proceeded to ignore it.

Even after the assassin is found dead, Banks is determined to dig a little deeper. He turns to Speaker of the House John Fitzgerald Mahoney. The Speaker has a guy—an under-the-radar, go-to guy he uses for things like this—things he can’t afford to have connected to his office. The guy is Joe DeMarco, an honest lawyer with a sordid family history.

After one meeting with Banks, DeMarco realizes he’s in way over his head. But Mahoney finds the prospect of taking down Donnelly irresistible and sets DeMarco on a trail that twists through the Secret Service, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security and snakes all the way back to one of the more enduring mysteries of the twentieth century.

Brimming with suspense, authenticity, and wit, The Inside Ring marks the debut of a major new talent and introduces a cast of intriguing characters with many more cases ahead.

About The Author

MICHAEL LAWSON served for years as a senior civilian executive for the United States Navy. He lives in the Pacific Northwest and is currently working on his next Joe DeMarco novel, which will be published by Doubleday in 2006.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jade on March 19, 2022

Joe Demarco is a fixer who works for the speaker of the house, after the President almost assassinated Demarco is called into action to find who was behind it. After carefully digging He learns that it was a member of the secret Serive. This was a great thriller audiobook!!!......more

Goodreads review by Abibliofob on July 13, 2021

The Inside Ring about congressional fixer Joe DeMarco by Mike Lawson is the first book in this series. Sadly I started with the two latest and now feel the need to catch up. Someone made an attempt tpo assassinate the president but who is behind the attempt? Joe is tasked with digging into this sord......more

Goodreads review by Blaine on May 27, 2020

The first book of a now 14-volume series about Washington DC political fixer, Joe DeMarco. This is my first read of the author and as political thrillers go I really enjoyed it. DeMarco works for the Speaker of the House and after the President of the United States is almost assassinated DeMarco is......more

Goodreads review by Glen on April 27, 2018

Joe Demarco is the son of a well known gangster. An attorney, he works for the Speaker of the House as a fixer. DeMarco thinks his ancestry keeps him from decent work. Guess he never heard of the Kennedys. Someone tries to assassinate the President. The Speaker sends Joe to investigate. Not because h......more

Goodreads review by Bill on July 15, 2014

Calling this book a thriller isn't quite right. It starts off with a bang. That's for sure. The President is shot. The man next to him is killed. Did someone on the 'inside ring' of his protection detail set him up? Will there be another attempt? There are plenty of questions. The problem is that fo......more


Quotes

"A harrowing debut thriller." –The Seattle Post-Intelligencer“Wonderfully complex plot, sardonic humor and memorable characters. . . . Lawson has a great ability to shade character and evoke meaningful description as economically as possible. . . . In two words: more, please.” –The Baltimore Sun“Lawson shows a knack for sketching realistic characters, even minor ones, in deft and nuanced strokes. Lawson is droll, writes sharp dialogue, and . . . know[s] his way around Beltway politicking.” –The Seattle Times“Thrilling enough to demand a sequel.” –Daily News