House Divided
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4.4 • 56 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Washington political fixer Joe DeMarco is caught in the middle of a silent war—in a thriller that "will make your heart race and your mind ponder" (Lisa Gardner, New York Times–bestselling author).
Author of House Witness, 2019 Edgar Award Finalist for Best Novel
When the NSA was caught illegally wiretapping US citizens, the program was brought to a screeching halt. But the man behind the operation simply moved it into the shadows. And that's where they've recorded a rogue military group murdering two American civilians—one of whom is related to Joe DeMarco.
As he handles the burial of his cousin, DeMarco is unwittingly drawn into a battle for influence, power, and survival between the NSA and a ruthless four-star army general. But neither side realizes that DeMarco is no one's pawn. And if they think they have trouble dealing with each other, they have no idea how much trouble DeMarco is about to bring to their doorsteps . . .
Once again spinning a "crisply plotted" (Entertainment Weekly) tale that delves into the darkest recesses of the US government, Mike Lawson has delivered "the political thriller of the year" (John Lutz, New York Times–bestselling author).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Lawson's excellent sixth Joe DeMarco thriller (after House Justice), DeMarco, the fix-it man for womanizing, alcoholic John Mahoney, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, discovers he can get into serious trouble all on his own without the help of Mahoney, who spends this entry offstage in the hospital. When DeMarco's pious hospice nurse cousin, Paul Russo, is shot to death near the Iwo Jima Memorial, the position of the body half on federal park property, half on an Arlington County sidewalk presents a jurisdictional problem that's soon settled in favor of the feds. DeMarco, who barely knew his cousin and would rather be playing golf, finds himself unwittingly drawn into the mystery of Paul's murder and eventually a target of the NSA, the FBI, and the CIA. Readers will enjoy watching the smart, funny DeMarco, who's wise to the ways of Washington, as he extricates himself from one deadly threat after another.
