{"product_id":"nokomis-hospital-jay-b-greene-9798994267455","title":"Nokomis Hospital: A Jack Kendall Mystery, Book Four","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorruption runs deep at Nokomis Hospital, and those responsible will do anything to hide it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlorida, Fall, 1984\u003c\/strong\u003e-When reporter Jack Kendall rushes his wife, Bobbie, to Nokomis Hospital, he expects a well-run community facility-stocked with supplies and staffed adequately. He doesn't expect a conspiracy that endangers patients and threatens the future of the 200-bed hospital serving a quiet coastal town in Sarasota County.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Bobbie fights for her life, Jack uncovers a darker truth: CEO Mike Lard and his inner circle have been secretly draining the hospital dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbezzlement, kickbacks, drug abuse, fraudulent contracts-just the beginning. When Jack starts asking Lard tough questions, he discovers the corruption isn't just financial. It's dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Nokomis Hospital struggles with greed, mismanagement, and the pressures of Medicare's new DRG system, Jack turns to courageous insiders-vice president of nursing Nicole McIntosh and accountant Terry Myles-who are willing to risk everything to reveal the truth. However, Lard and his allies will go to any lengths to hide their crimes-including threatening the whistleblowers and targeting the reporter who's getting too close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the early 1980s-an era of deregulation, shifting healthcare economics, and rising costs-\u003cem\u003eNokomis Hospital\u003c\/em\u003e, the fourth book in the investigative reporter Jack Kendall Mystery series, is a compelling, realistic story about power, corruption, and the cost of speaking out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay B. Greene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994267455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boketon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d","brand":"Jay B. Greene","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852687192319,"sku":"9798994267455","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nokomis-hospital-jay-b-greene-9798994267455","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}