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With his series featuring Joe DeMarco fixer for Speaker of the House Mike Lawson has won a reputation as one of Americas best political thriller writers In House Divided with his boss out of commission DeMarco is on his own a sacrificial pawn in a lethal game between a master spy and a four-star army generalWhen the NSA was caught wiretapping US citizens without warrants a scandal erupted and the program came to a screeching halt But the man who spearheaded the most sophisticated eavesdropping operation in history wasnt about to sit by while his country sleepwalked into another Instead he moved the program into the shadows So when the NSA records a rogue military group murdering two American civilians they cant exactly walk over to the Pentagon and demand to know whats going on That doesnt mean their hands are tied however As the largest intelligence service in the country both in money and manpower they have plenty of options mostly illegitimateDeMarco learns all too well just what the NSA is capable of but he doesnt like being used so he fights back House Divided is inspired and compelling a strong addition to this celebrated series.



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Mike Lawson

Pen name: Michael Lawson was raised in Pueblo, Colorado and attended college at Seattle University, receiving a degree in engineering. On leaving college he went to work for the US Navy as a nuclear engineer, spending approximately thirty years working for the Navy's nuclear power program. Some of this time was spent in Washington D.C. but most was spent at a large naval shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. At the shipyard he managed a number of different organizations related to overhauling nuclear powered submarines, cruisers, and aircraft carriers, ending up as a member of the government's Senior Executive ServiceTo date he has published 12 books starring Joe DeMarco, a fixer for a corrupt politician and three books in his Kay Hamilton series under the name of M. A. Lawson: He has won the Friend of Mystery Award twice and is a five time nominee for the Barry Award. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.



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