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  • House Rules

  • A Joe DeMarco Thriller
  • Written by: Mike Lawson
  • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
  • Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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House Rules

Written by: Mike Lawson
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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Publisher's Summary

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.

,p>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.

©2008 Mike Lawson (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

What the critics say

“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)

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