{"product_id":"a-bribe-turns-lethal-a-s-most-9781965733387","title":"A Bribe Turns Lethal","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. S. Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1965733387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965733387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stillwater River Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"A. S. Most","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800720519423,"sku":"9781965733387","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-bribe-turns-lethal-a-s-most-9781965733387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}