{"product_id":"dont-ask-dont-tell-9781959682158","title":"Don't Ask, Don't Tell","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Monte Dutton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Citiofbooks, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Citiofbooks, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA veteran sports columnist unexpectedly loses his job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rebellious young writer takes a weed-clouded trip to Southern California with a tawdry dropout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn English teacher at a prep school toils in vain on a breakthrough novel, watching his teen-aged pupils grow rebellious and decadent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll are related. All are drawn together as they gradually learn they are pawns in a vast illegal conspiracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe columnist's new job is not one he chooses. The young writer mistakenly believes she is selling drugs by choice and rationalizes it in the name of writing a tell-all novel. The teacher sees in his charges mistakes he has already made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne is another's daughter. She is the other's lover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything will be fine as long as they are obedient. \u003cem\u003eDon't Ask, Don't Tell\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a presidential election, a group of powerful men work to corner the market on the illicit sale of marijuana. They have members with ties to tobacco, entertainment, law enforcement, national security, and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInnocent people are being shot down in the streets by policemen who never are punished. Could this be more than a coincidence?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plan seems perfect ... until the election of Martin Gaynes, a man as corrupt as those who run the Consortium. Extreme measures are necessary as a potential dictatorship rises in the tumult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one, no matter how far from the center of power, is safe. No one can afford to mind his (or her) own business. \u003cem\u003eDon't Ask, Don't Tell\u003c\/em\u003e becomes dangerous, impractical, and deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46377093431447,"sku":"9781959682158","price":1628.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781959682158.webp?v=1768759959","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dont-ask-dont-tell-9781959682158","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}