{"product_id":"9781466841437","title":"A Scourge of Vipers: A Mulligan Novel","description":"\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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129836191984,"sku":"9781466841437","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466841437_p0.jpg?v=1769891327","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466841437","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}