The Bluegrass Conspiracy: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs, and Murder
By Sally Denton
Read by Kate Mulligan
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When Kentucky blueblood Drew Thornton parachuted to his death in September 1985—carrying thousands in cash and 150 pounds of cocaine—the gruesome end of his startling life blew open a scandal that reached to the most secret circles of the US government. The story of Thornton and “The Company” he served, and the lone heroic fight of State Policeman Ralph Ross against an international web of corruption, is one of the most portentous tales of the twentieth century.
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When Kentucky blueblood Drew Thornton parachuted to his death in September 1985—carrying thousands in cash and 150 pounds of cocaine—the gruesome end of his startling life blew open a scandal that reached to the most secret circles of the US government. The story of Thornton and “The Company” he served, and the lone heroic fight of State Policeman Ralph Ross against an international web of corruption, is one of the most portentous tales of the twentieth century.
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Author Bio: Sally Denton
Sally Denton is the author of eight books of investigative journalism, including the bestselling American Massacre, The Money and the Power, and The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World, which was a New York Times Editors’ Choice selection, among other awards. She has been awarded numerous grants and fellowships including a Woodrow Wilson Public Scholar Fellowship, the Hoover Media Fellowship at Stanford, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Black Mountain Institute Fellowship, and the Lannan Foundation Literary Grant.
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| Available Formats : | CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/True Crime |
| Runtime: | 14.03 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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