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Bad city : peril and power in the City of Angels /

For fans of Spotlight and Catch and Kill comes 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 jus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pringle, Paul (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Celadon Books, [2022].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Puliafito, Carmen A., > 1951- > Drug use.
University of Southern California > Corrupt practices > Case studies.
Los Angeles times.
Drug abuse > California > Los Angeles > Case studies.
Universities and colleges > Corrupt practices > California > Los Angeles > Case studies.
Corruption > California > Los Angeles > Case studies.
Investigative reporting > California > Los Angeles > Case studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Table of Contents:
  • The Overdose
  • Sarah and Tony
  • The Tip
  • Hitting a Wall
  • Searching for Sarah
  • The Warrens
  • The Celebration
  • We Need the PD
  • A Protected Person
  • Spiking the Story
  • Secret Reporting Team
  • Sarah's Escape
  • No Snitches
  • Ecstasy Before the Ball
  • Hazel and Willy
  • Disappearing the Whistleblower
  • Puliafito Story Explodes
  • Purging the Masthead
  • Billionaire Backers
  • A Baby
  • Another Bad Doctor
  • Tyndall's Hush-Hush Deal
  • The Fall of Max Nikias
  • Varsity Blues
  • Saving The Times, And . . . .