House Standoff: A Joe DeMarco Thriller (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780802158567)

When someone close to him is shot dead in a roadside motel in a small-town in Wyoming, DeMarco shirks his responsibilities as the Speaker of the House's fixer to make sure the authorities are doing everything that can be done to catch the killer. He soon realizes that the rural area is dominated by Hiram Bunt, a wealthy rancher with an obstructionist streak who is willing to take on the federal government at gunpoint and seems to have a number of politicians under his thumb.

But Bunt is not the only one in the way. DeMarco also learns that his friend--a woman he was once in love with--had unearthed a number of explosive secrets during her time in the backwoods, and that the deputy in charge of the investigation may be ignoring several leads to preserve a secret of his own. Surrounded by people willing to kill to maintain the status quo, DeMarco launches his own investigation into a growing list of intertwining suspects. And being DeMarco, he concludes that breaking the law to uncover the truth is the best way to ensure that justice is done. Gripping and genuinely unpredictable to the very end.

Author: Mike Lawson
ISBN-10: 0802158560
ISBN-13: 9780802158567
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Language: English
Published: 04/06/2021
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/01/2021
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2021
Booklist 04/01/2021 pg. 28