House Arrest: A Joe DeMarco Thriller

The Joe DeMarco Series, Book 13

By: Mike Lawson

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

In the thirteenth book in Mike Lawson's celebrated series, Joe DeMarco finds himself on the wrong side of an investigation - in the wake of a political assassination, he's been framed as the killer.

As the fixer for Congressman John Mahoney in Washington, DC, Joe DeMarco has had to bend and break the law more than a few times. But when Representative Lyle Canton, House Majority Whip, is found shot dead in his office in the US Capitol and DeMarco is arrested for the murder, DeMarco knows he's been framed. Locked up in the Alexandria Jail awaiting trial, he calls on his enigmatic friend Emma, an ex-DIA agent, to search for the true killer.

Emma's investigation leads her to Sebastian Spear, the ruthless and competitive CEO of the multi-billion-dollar Spear Industries. Spear had a motive for killing Lyle Canton: Canton's wife, Jean, had once been Spear's high school sweetheart and the one true love of his life - until Canton won her over. Now Jean was dead, killed in a car crash while driving drunk, and Spear blamed Canton for the accident. But the case the FBI has built against DeMarco is airtight, and not a single piece of evidence points to the grieving CEO. Using her cunning and her DC connections, Emma sets out to prove that Spear has been using fixers of his own.

Featuring crimes of passion, corporate corruption, and partisan feuds, House Arrest is a gripping, timely political thriller, and one of Lawson's best books yet.

©2019 Mike Lawson (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

House Arrest: Joe DeMarco--Oh, No Joe!

Mike Lawson's House Arrest is an Outstanding Thriller. Joe DeMarco is in it, again; much to his displeasure, he's been framed! Not just lower case, but FRAMED! He's so fortunate he knows Emma, she can fix things, but what about the Russians? Forget them, what's Mahoney going to do? Jail? Hospital? Cemetery ? Oh, No, Joe!
Joe Barrett is exceptionally talented! His voice is perfect. This is not my first House Thriller! The storytelling by Mike Lawson, teaming up with the vocal nuances by Joe Barrett make an Excellent Team!
I highly encourage you to pick up House Arrest as I highly recommend this outstanding thriller...And the entire series!

Solid story, good pacing, and humor

This was my first DeMarco novel, and I really enjoyed it. Fun twists, interesting geopolitical elements and solid dialogue.

good story

great for long distance drive, keep me interested and curious. good story line as well.

Perfect performance

The joe demarco thrillers are among my favorites from a character, location, plot and overall enjoyment perspective.
What separates this series from all others in the genre is the performance by Joe Barrett. Barrett’s talent knows no end.

Outstanding

The Joe's (DeMarco and Barrett) are almost fun to listen to. Great presentation of the story, nonlinear content and storyline.

Lawson delivers on this one

I’ve always loved the DeMarco series but I was not impressed with the past two stories. This one was a fun listen. It had action, humor, and best of all, Emma. You don’t have to read the previous books to enjoy this one so give it a shot. You won’t regret it.

Engaging

I was entertained throughout. Ending was a bit abrupt like the way Game of thrones felt rushed.

Always fun

I talked to believe that I enjoy every darn one of these books. House of rest is another great one.

OK, Now I know... but it's OK

I've "read" all 14 Joe DeMarco adventures and enthusiastically recommended the series to various friends. I've always appreciated that Mike Lawson could write "political books" with out revealing his own political-leaning. OK, now I do know Lawson's politics, but he reveals it subtly enough not to turn me off. I do not share his politics.

These are troubled times in America. I listen to Audible fiction to "get away from" the daily crap not to be reminded of it. Unless Mike Lawson insists on amplifying his personal politics in future novels, I will remain a fan of his and a buyer of his stories. Another popular author - Don Winslow - has "jumped the shark" with his personal politics in his latest novel "The Border" which I returned and will no longer follow. Everyone is entitled to their opinions but I'm not going to pay to be assaulted by them. Lawson does NOT do that in this story... thankfully.

Joe Barrett is on the short list of Best Audible Narrator... and proves that again here.

Thinking about taking up Golf

There is a lot of subplots throughout with Joe DeMarco seeming like the good guy in comparison with all the rest of the characters. I did like the perverse ending finishing with DeMarco’s future golfing plans.