House Rules

Thriller Detective Fiction Legal Thriller

Description

After a terrorist bombing narrowly misses Baltimore’s Harbor Tunnel, Washington erupts into a crisis fueled by fear, opportunism, and demands for sweeping immigration action. When a powerful senator pushes legislation targeting non-citizen Muslims, congressional investigator Joe DeMarco is tasked with uncovering who planned the attack—and whether the threat is what it appears to be. His investigation draws him into a dangerous political maze where national security collides with civil liberties, ambition, and the consequences of manipulating public terror. A taut political thriller, the novel combines procedural suspense with a timely examination of power, prejudice, and the fragile boundaries of justice.