{"product_id":"the-lodge-h-brandin-david-h-brandin-9781440172083","title":"The Lodge: A Tale of Corruption","description":"The Los Osos Stags Lodge, a charitable fraternal order, is selling prime beachfront property along the central California coast. Harry Warrener's best friend, Randy Lismore, dies in a bizarre incident. At the inquest into the death, an FBI agent reveals startling connections to organized crime. \u003cp\u003e Harry begins an investigation and joins the Stags. He meets and falls in love with Janet Zimmer. Together with Thor, Harry's German shepherd, they uncover corruption that has spread from a mansion in San Francisco to the Stags' officers, county officials, and construction executives. The corrupt, inept Stags have exploited archaic rules and weaknesses in the management of charities. Kickbacks have been demanded and millions of dollars skimmed through a mobbed-up agent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As the investigation unfolds, Harry, an ex-Navy SEAL, who panicked in his first and only combat experience in Vietnam, is forced to confront the fears and insecurities that have haunted him for over thirty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. Brandin David H. Brandin,David H. Brandin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440172080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440172083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"H. Brandin David H. Brandin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48458313302271,"sku":"9781440172083","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f82100a-a272-4af8-9e34-c09d790c0d98.jpg?v=1777403663","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lodge-h-brandin-david-h-brandin-9781440172083","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}