Operation Costco Run (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798232156008)

His lawn is exactly three inches tall. The HOA says it's three point four. This means war.

Jake Porter is a retired Delta Force operator with a TBI, a mortgage, and a problem: his HOA president just issued a $200 fine for grass that's "too long." Jake measured it with calipers. Twelve times. At different angles. It's exactly three inches-the legal maximum.

Someone is lying. And Jake Porter doesn't do "close enough."

What starts as a neighborhood dispute becomes a full-scale investigation when Jake discovers his HOA president has been systematically targeting military veterans with fraudulent violations-all part of a scheme to force them to sell their homes at below-market prices. The stakes: a $200 million luxury development that requires forcing out 26 families to proceed.

Jake recruits a coalition:

- Ethan, the Marine who can't stop planning operations

- Rick, the Navy IT specialist who documents everything in PowerPoint

- Sandra, the mysterious retiree who "ran municipal administration in Minsk" and speaks six languages

- Their wives, who form "Mission Control" to manage the escalating chaos

Their investigation methods are simultaneously brilliant and absurd. They conduct surveillance operations at Costco. They color-code violation notices. They build threat matrices for suburban real estate fraud. They accidentally wear matching outfits to every important meeting.

Meanwhile:

- Jake's eight-year-old son has been secretly recording everything since October

- His eleven-year-old daughter turns his TBI symptoms into an award-winning science fair project

- The Costco manager who lives across the street is documenting Jake's "suspicious behavior"

As evidence mounts-fraudulent emails, embezzlement, a conspiracy connecting the HOA president to a corrupt development company-the investigation attracts a retired federal judge, a Boeing systems engineer with terrifying efficiency skills, and a lawyer who sees a multi-million-dollar federal case.

But victory comes with an unexpected consequence: when the corrupt board is recalled, the entire community votes Jake and his fellow veterans onto the new HOA board. Unanimously. Despite their protests.

The thing they fought against? They've become it.

OPERATION COSTCO RUN is a comedy thriller that combines the tactical precision of Brad Thor with the suburban warfare of Erma Bombeck.

Perfect for readers who love:

✓ Military thrillers with humor

✓ Veteran fiction that's laugh-out-loud funny

✓ Suburban mysteries and HOA conspiracies

✓ Strong marriages and family dynamics

✓ Underdogs taking on corruption

✓ Books that make you laugh AND keep you turning pages

"Brad Thor meets Janet Evanovich in this hilarious take on suburban conspiracy. You'll never look at your HOA the same way again."

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