Funk Rating: 7 out of 10
This is a pretty solid debut thriller from a new author. A cute little paperback (300 pages) and it's a cunning tale of a traitor high up in the secret service. Or at least that's the fear.
The characters in this book are a bit over the top -- you've got the Speaker of the House, a good ol' boy, and his "fixer". Who's not like the Equalizer or anything, but he gets the job done. And then you mix in all sorts of other little jerks who are in government, and you've got another classic greed and cover-your-ass kind of behavior plotline. There are some funny spots, and some nice revenge at the end...
Lawson could develop into a solid talent, but I think he's got a ways to go still...
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