Summary

A Washington Post Best Book of the Year

Early in the morning on August 27, 1996, twenty-year-old Scott Dominguez showed up for an ordinary day at the fertilizing plant where he worked. By 11:00 am, he was clinging to life, unconscious, and suffocating from toxic exposure to cyanide in a tank that was supposed to contain only mud and water.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Special Agent Joseph Hilldorfer was tasked with finding out what really happened on that horrific day in Soda Springs, Idaho, but the answers would not be easily uncovered.

For more than four years Hilldorfer, his partner Bob Wojnicz, and a force of top-ranking US attorneys struggled to expose the disturbing truths behind the tragedy. But would their efforts be enough to put the man responsible, Allan Elias, behind bars?

Editorial Reviews

"A marvelously suspenseful tale…a bona fide thriller pitting joyous, decent good guys against a villain without a scintilla of redeeming social value. Who wins in this robust scenario? Read the book and find out.” —Washington Post

“An enthralling legal drama…a fully rounded, gripping story of how environmental crime is prosecuted in the real world.” —Booklist (starred review)

“[An] electrically charged narrative…[A] top-notch nonfiction legal thriller, reminding readers of the baseline: ‘This all comes down to one thing. It’s all about money.'“ —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“This book successfully fleshes out the excitement and the difficulty of prosecuting environmental criminals in the United States.” —Publishers Weekly

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Author Bio: Robert Dugoni

Robert Dugoni is the author of acclaimed nonfiction as well as New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestselling novels in three series. His nonfiction exposé The Cyanide Canary, a named Washington Post Best Book of the Year. He is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Book Award for fiction and three-time winner of the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl Award for best novel. Visit his website at www.robertdugonibooks.com.

Author Bio: Joseph Hilldorfer

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Format:	Retail CD	Format:	MP3 CD
Available Formats :	Retail CD, MP3 CD
Category:	Nonfiction/True Crime
Publisher:	Tantor Audio	Publisher:	Tantor Audio
CDs:	10	CDs:	1
Runtime:	12.82
ISBN:	9781665282963	ISBN:	9781665282970
Audience:	Adult
Language:	English

The Cyanide Canary: A True Story of Injustice

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