The Inside Ring is the first novel in Mike Lawson’s critically acclaimed series of political thriller starring Joe DeMarco, fixer for the Speaker of the House. It opens with an assassination attempt on the president. He is only wounded, but his best friend and a Secret Service Agent are killed. It turns out that the attack wasn’t without warning. General Andrew Banks, the Secretary of Homeland Security, received a note that the president was in danger, and even more alarming, that Secret Service agents guarding the president had been compromised.
General Banks is reluctant to tell the FBI about the note, partly for self-serving political reasons, and partly because he doesn’t want to damage the Secret Service’s reputation based on something that might very well be a hoax. So he requests help from his friend, Speaker Mahoney, and Mahoney assigns his man DeMarco to determine if the Secret Service was really involved. Moving at a breakneck pace, and packed with plenty of humor and suspense, The Inside Ring is a must-read for fans of political thrillers.
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Sexual Content - 2/5
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Violence - 3/5
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Language - 4/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 3/5
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Summary
Overall This was a really good book. Just read the prologue and you are hooked! I recommend the book. The author writes so well that you can see the scenes taking place. The only thing that kept me from rating it a five was the language. The F word is used extensively throughout.
Violence Just a few scenes of intense violence. One of them may be disturbing, however it was not described in detail. but you understand what happened.
Language The F words was used approx 50 times in the book. A few other crude words were also used.
Sexual This is not a romance book, some mention of two women getting together but no details, a rape is implied; not described in detail.
Drug & Alcohol A couple alcoholics mentioned in the book. Not glamorized.