Operation Costco Run

<p>His lawn is exactly three inches tall. The HOA says it's three point four. This means war.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Someone is lying. And Jake Porter doesn't do close enough.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Jake recruits a coalition:</p><p> </p><p>• Ethan the Marine who can't stop planning operations</p><p>• Rick the Navy IT specialist who documents everything in PowerPoint</p><p>• Sandra the mysterious retiree who ran municipal administration in Minsk and speaks six languages</p><p>• Their wives who form Mission Control to manage the escalating chaos</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Meanwhile:</p><p> </p><p>• Jake's eight-year-old son has been secretly recording everything since October</p><p>• His eleven-year-old daughter turns his TBI symptoms into an award-winning science fair project</p><p>• The Costco manager who lives across the street is documenting Jake's suspicious behavior</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>The thing they fought against? They've become it.</p><p> </p><p>OPERATION COSTCO RUN is a comedy thriller that combines the tactical precision of Brad Thor with the suburban warfare of Erma Bombeck.</p><p> </p><p>Perfect for readers who love:</p><p> </p><p>✓ Military thrillers with humor</p><p>✓ Veteran fiction that's laugh-out-loud funny</p><p>✓ Suburban mysteries and HOA conspiracies</p><p>✓ Strong marriages and family dynamics</p><p>✓ Underdogs taking on corruption</p><p>✓ Books that make you laugh AND keep you turning pages</p><p> </p><p>Brad Thor meets Janet Evanovich in this hilarious take on suburban conspiracy. You'll never look at your HOA the same way again.</p><p> </p><p>Scroll up and click Buy Now to join Jake Porter's war on bad lawn measurements.</p><p> </p>