{"product_id":"bitter-medicine-9780063092648","title":"Bitter Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrivate eye V.I. Warshawski finds herself up against rampant corruption in Chicago's hospitals in the fourth novel in Sara Paretsky's \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung, diabetic, and pregnant, Consuelo Alvarado is lucky to have a mentor in V.I. Warshawski. But not even V.I. can help when Consuelo goes into premature labor in a remote suburb; mother and baby both die in the nearby hospital. When a young resident starts raising questions about Consuelo's treatment, what seemed like a tragic accident turns into something far more disturbing. What connection could the hospital have with Chicago's street gangs? What heavy secret is the hospital's neonatologist carrying? The questions the detective asks cut to the heart of everything that is troubling about the practice of medicine in America. Can V.I. sort out the answers before she herself ends up in the hospital morgue?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063092648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Sara Paretsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550804291765,"sku":"9780063092648","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dc684697-b292-4ef7-ba65-f596e6cd1e31.jpg?v=1626792480","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bitter-medicine-9780063092648","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}