House Reckoning

Mike Lawson (Get this book)
In Lawson's enjoyable ninth Joe DeMarco thriller, the Congressional fix-it man steps out of the Washington, D.C., political mud to focus on a personal quest: tracking down the man who murdered his father decades ago. DeMarco has long known that his father, Gino, worked for a violent mobster in New York City. Now a dying mobster who knew Gino reveals that a corrupt cop, whose career has since blossomed, was the killer. A well-balanced plot reveals the intriguing backstory of the likable DeMarco, who knows that handling life's problems is often a matter of compromise.--Publisher's Weekly