{"product_id":"a-bribe-turns-lethal-paperback","title":"A Bribe Turns Lethal - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. S. Most\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeslie Nugent, a New York Times investigative reporter, sees the premature failure of implanted hip joints in patients as a story worth chasing. She doesn't realize that this medical issue will evolve into a sordid tale of bribery and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hospital where the hip joint problem is first discovered purchases its medical supplies from the AllCare company. The arrangement between hospital and supplier is a lucrative monopoly for AllCare, made possible by secret and illegal payments to the hospital vice president for purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe person behind the monopoly is a wealthy business woman who has a well-concealed history of illicit business practices. She is determined to maintain the hospital-AllCare arrangement. Eliminating potential whistleblowers is deemed important to her as is maintaining a close eye on the tenacious investigative reporter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNugent develops a friendship with an aspiring actress not suspecting that their relationship will play an important role in the reporter's unraveling of the hospital-AllCare scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelped along by serendipity, Nugent begins to zero in on the central character in the criminal 'pay-to-play' arrangement. But the closer she gets to blowing the lid off the story, the more she endangers her own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53599572623725,"sku":"9781965733387","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/DDVXdLi-9-9781965733387.webp?v=1785028273","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/a-bribe-turns-lethal-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}