{"product_id":"the-operator-mike-lawson-9780802168825","title":"The Operator: A Joe DeMarco Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Darkly satisfying . . . This long-running series still has plenty of gas in the tank.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's fixer versus fixer, and only one can win\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington DC troubleshooter Joe DeMarco is pitted against a tech billionaire's merciless fixer in the latest pulse-pounding thriller from Edgar, Barry, and Shamus Award finalist Mike Lawson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe DeMarco is a capable man. He works as a fixer for John Mahoney, the former Speaker of the House (though DeMarco prefers the term \"troubleshooter\"). He's the one Mahoney calls upon when there's a situation that requires creative problem solving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarla Andretti--a cutthroat lawyer at one of the world's top firms--is a fixer too. On behalf of the ultra-wealthy tech-mogul Leo Cage, Carla helps her boss conquer whatever he desires, even if she too must bend the law to make it happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen one of Leo's schemes begins to crumble, it threatens to expose them both on a massive scale, forcing Carla to do what she does best: fix the situation. In order to keep her and Leo's names clean, she'll have to go after the people responsible for the unraveling. The only problem? Joe DeMarco's onto her--and he knows all too well the tricks of the trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802168825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802168825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Mike Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48871385596159,"sku":"9780802168825","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-operator-mike-lawson-9780802168825","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}