{"product_id":"book-f65g","title":"Bad City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eSpotlight \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCatch and Kill \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a nonfiction thriller about corruption and betrayal radiating across Los Angeles from one of the region's most powerful institutions, a riveting tale from a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist who investigated the shocking events and helped bring justice in the face of formidable odds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a cool, overcast afternoon in April 2016, a salacious tip arrived at the \u003ci\u003eL.A. Times \u003c\/i\u003ethat reporter Paul Pringle thought should have taken, at most, a few weeks to check out: a drug overdose at a fancy hotel involving one of the University of Southern California's shiniest stars-Dr. Carmen Puliafito, the head of the prestigious medical school. Pringle, who'd long done battle with USC and its almost impenetrable culture of silence, knew reporting the story wouldn't be a walk in the park. USC is the largest private employer in the city of L.A., and it casts a long shadow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut what he couldn't have foreseen was that this tip would lead to the unveiling of not one major scandal at USC but two, wrapped in a web of crimes and cover-ups. The rot rooted out by Pringle and his colleagues at \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e would creep closer to home than they could have imagined-spilling into their own newsroom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacked with details never before disclosed, Pringle goes behind the scenes to reveal how he and his fellow reporters triumphed over the city's debased institutions, in a narrative that reads like L.A. noir. This is L.A. at its darkest and investigative journalism at its brightest.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Robert Petkoff is especially effective at narrating this account…\"- \u003ci\u003eAudioFile Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (Earphones Award Winner)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49359010758960,"sku":"BDf65g","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/f65g-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782042173","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f65g","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}