Kingpin - mike lawson

The latest pulse-pounding thriller from Edgar and Barry Award finalist Mike Lawson starring his beloved Washington DC troubleshooter Joe DeMarco.

Carson Newman doesnt wear tracksuits.

He doesnt have a consigliere or operate out of the back room of a restaurant.

And as evidenced by his ever-growing Boston empire, he doesnt get his hands dirty.

Usually.

Joe DeMarco, on the other hand, is paid to get his hands dirty.

So, when John Mahoney, the former Speaker of the House, calls, DeMarco knows its time to get to work.

Brian Lewis, an intern for Mahoney, has been found dead, seemingly from a drug overdose.

But Brian didnt seem like a drug user, and even more concerning, he seemed to be on the cusp of releasing a report that identified a group of politicians who had taken bribes in helping dismantle a recent bill.

Brians mom is convinced that Brian was murdered because of what hed learned, and it doesnt take long for DeMarco to come to a similar conclusion.

In a city full of shadowy agreements and duplicitous deals, DeMarco will soon learn that to get to the bottom of Brians death, hell have to look at people perched the very top of the world.