Untouchable

A Joe DeMarco Thriller

By: Mike Lawson

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

In the latest pulse-pounding thriller from Edgar and Barry Award finalist Mike Lawson, beloved Washington, DC, “troubleshooter” Joe DeMarco finds himself assigned an impossible case: help take down the president of the United States.

Brandon Cartwright was a rich guy worth a couple billion bucks—inherited, of course—meaning he hadn’t worked a day in his life. But he sure knew how to party, and the people he rubbed shoulders with were all sorts of rich and famous: politicians and movie stars and British royalty and Russian oligarchs. So when Brendan Cartwright is executed in his own home, the cops quickly conclude that he was most likely killed by one or more of the rich, powerful people he partied with.

But when John Mahoney, the former Speaker of the House, emerges from a clandestine meeting with the head of the National Archives, he learns there’s evidence suggesting that the President of the United States was somehow involved with Cartwright’s death. Mahoney needs someone who can investigate from the shadows—enter Joe DeMarco, Mahoney’s fixer.

DeMarco is no stranger to hunting down some of the very worst people Washington, DC, has to offer. In fact, he’s made a career of it. But as evidence continues to point towards the president, DeMarco is faced with an impossible situation: investigating a man who is quite literally untouchable.

Critic reviews

"When a rich Washingtonian known for his parties is murdered, John Mahoney, former Speaker of the House, discovers that the president of the United States could be involved. Joe DeMarco, a Washington fixer, is brought in to get to the bottom of the scandal while an aide works to stop him. Joe Barrett portrays the characters well, providing an engaged tone as the narrator, a slightly gravelly and sometimes indignant voice for the president, and a quiet, controlled, grace-under-fire personality for Emma, a woman who helps DeMarco. Barrett uses occasional foreign accents deftly. It’s a race to the truth, and Barrett guides the listener well."

Another great DeMarco book

I enjoy the way the book is written and the way the characters are developed.

Another top notch gem from Mike Lawson!

A fast-paced and thrilling new release of the Joe DeMarco series! Filled with many of the usual supporting characters, “Unforgettable” stretches the muscle & inside contacts Joe needs to help his boss, the minority leader of the House, control DC political dirt behind the scenes. Great suspense!

Negative Reviews are not noteworthy

Mike Lawson has done a great job of bringing all of our characters back into the scene if you follow this series. He still as funny as ever. So what if he takes his basic storyline from a combination of noteworthy news articles!! so many people are thin skinned after this election. Be careful what you wish for and now you’re going have to deal with what you got.
This is good entertainment, with laughter, witty comments, if you stop and listen to them.
Where my comments of help?

unusually mediocre for this excellent author

not as good as the others in this series. the previous 2 were great. this one has a boring plot, no nuanced humor, Mahoney is boring and really angry, Demarco is blah, the main topic wasnt interesting, the bad guys are also boring. obviously a fictional story based on the gross Epstein
debacle.
Emma and Neil characters were surprisingly flat.
i gave almost all of the others 5 stars and have reread often. not this one. i skipped some repetitive parts of it, but i did read til the end, hoping it would get better, it didnt.
narration is excellent as always.
this book was not fun to read, ending wasnt good,, this one is a radical departure from what came before in this series.

Great Characters Continued

Mike Lawson continues to keep richness in his characters, Joe, Mahoney, and Emma, while creating fun, fast paced stories. The ending was rather surprising.