{"product_id":"a-scourge-of-vipers-9780765374325","title":"A Scourge of Vipers","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bruce DeSilva\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Forge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Forge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce DeSilva's \u003ci\u003eA Scourge of Vipers\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a suspenseful crime story and a serious exploration of the hypocrisy surrounding sports gambling and the corrupting influence of big money on politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo solve Rhode Island's budget crisis, the state's colorful governor, Attila the Nun, wants to legalize sports gambling; but her plan has unexpected consequences. Organized crime, professional sports leagues, and others who have a lot to lose--or gain--if gambling is made legal flood the state with money to buy the votes of state legislators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiam Mulligan, investigative reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Providence Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e, wants to investigate, but his bottom-feeding corporate bosses at the dying newspaper have no interest in serious reporting. So Mulligan goes rogue, digging into the story on his own time. When a powerful state legislator turns up dead, an out-of-state bag man gets shot, and his cash-stuffed briefcase goes missing, Mulligan finds himself the target of shadowy forces who seek to derail his investigation by destroying his career, his reputation, and perhaps even his life.","brand":"Forge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45112896061591,"sku":"9780765374325","price":1380.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780765374325.webp?v=1767099178","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-scourge-of-vipers-9780765374325","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}