The Inside Ring
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- ¥390
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- ¥390
発行者による作品情報
The West Wing meets 24 in a pace-ridden thriller of conspiracy, corruption and cold-blooded murder.
Joe De Marco is running out of time.
Someone has made an attempt on the president’s life, but the wrong man is dead. How could this happen when the president and those nearest to him are protected by a group of men known as The Inside Ring? Is there is a chink in the armour? A break in the circle? Is someone not quite what they seem?
Joe's search for the answers takes him from the corridors of power to the swamps of the southern states, where one lie will lead to another until finally the shocking truth emerges in an orgy of violence.
‘The Inside Ring’: where greed and corruption walk hand in hand with murder.
Reviews
‘This assured first novel shows Michael Lawson to be a talented storyteller, and Demarco makes a likeable hero as he follows an intricate trail through some typically murky American politics.’ Telegraph
‘Mike Lawson shows every understanding of the skills required of a thriller writer to keep a reader fully engaged and utterly thrilled.’ Guardian
‘Mike Lawson writes a mean thriller and has a sense of humour that hurts. I love this one.’ Independent on Sunday
‘Smart, original, crafted with true insider knowledge, brimming with vivid characters and with a forward drive that just won’t quit…I couldn’t put it down.’ Vince Flynn, author of ‘Memorial Day’
‘Fresh and entertaining…sharp writing and dialogue that’s good to the last line.’ Kirkus Reviews
‘This is high-level entertainment from a writer who could soon rise to the top of the thriller heap.’ Publisher’s Weekly
‘Lawson's tale offers the elements of a solid screenplay: vivid characters, sharp dialogue, solid action scenes and a haunting fadeout.’ Hollywood Reporter
About the author
Mike Lawson is a former nuclear engineer who turned to full-time writing in May 2003. He lives with his family in the United States.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The Washington conspiracy thriller is a publishing evergreen, and while Lawson's debut may look like others in the genre, it's in a league by itself. Joe DeMarco has a Capitol building office and the title of "Counsel Pro Tem for Liaison Affairs," but he's really an all-purpose legman for John Fitzpatrick Mahoney, Speaker of the House. In DeMarco's words: "If a politician thinks his wife is cheating on him, I make sure she's not screwing a journalist. That's the kind of stuff I do, sir. Little stuff." But he's pushed into a much bigger game after Mahoney lends him to the director of homeland security, who wants DeMarco to investigate a recent assassination attempt on the president. Of particular interest to the director is Secret Service agent Billy Ray Mattis, who predicted the assassination attempt. All the stock government types are here, but Lawson's craft, intelligence and humor turn these ho-hum regulars into characters worth savoring. DeMarco himself is perfectly human, prey to all the species' frailties and tremendously appealing. The bad guys are sufficiently evil, the plot properly labyrinthine, the solution to the mystery completely satisfying. This is high-level entertainment from a writer who could soon rise to the top of the thriller heap.
