Lawson's "Joe DeMarco" books are always interesting. This one is as well. Have to admit, as "Joe" grows older in his role as 'fixer' for a member of Congress, the stories seem to get more and more cynical. There is some reason for cynicism of course, because frankly mmbers of Congress have increasingly viewed themselves as 'above the people' and a power unto themselves. That said, I like Lawson's books because he reminds us of the thin line between legitimately wanting to serve people and doing 'whatever' to stay in power. This one deals with corruption in construction, property development, housing laws that fail to protect tenants from harassment by crooked landlords and developers, gun running, cigarette smuggling, and drug cartels. Good read though more violent than some of his past work.

I've read and enjoyed all of Mike Lawson's previous Joe DeMarco books. Sadly, this one let me down. Violent, over loaded with pages about property development and drug smuggling, a real downer.