{"product_id":"pirate-cove-an-insiders-account-of-the-infamous-southport-lane-scandal-9781610886123","title":"Pirate Cove: An Insider's Account of the Infamous Southport Lane Scandal","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePirate Cove\u003c\/em\u003e, Richard D. Bailey provides an insider's chronicle of a white-collar crime whose headline-grabbing elements first appeared on the front pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. It's the true, unvarnished, complete, previously untold, and fascinating story of how one honest man helped unravel the massive Southport Lane fraud perpetrated by the author's former employer, 26-year-old, self-proclaimed financial prodigy Alexander Chatfield Burns. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA really smart friend of the author once asked Burns how he got control of four state-regulated insurance companies. With a Cheshire cat grin, Burns cryptically responded, \"Jesus with a telescope on Mars couldn't figure out how I did this.\" But the author eventually did. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf (and when) \u003cem\u003ePirate Cove\u003c\/em\u003e is made into a movie, it'll stand right alongside such successful dramedies as \u003cem\u003eAmerican Hustle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCan You Ever Forgive Me\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBad Education\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhite Collar Crime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wolf of Wall Street\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMichael Clayton\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bancroft Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610886123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Richard D. Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205068423349,"sku":"9781610886123","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f65d2b43-1452-4688-a000-2279b46edf62.jpg?v=1698128316","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pirate-cove-an-insiders-account-of-the-infamous-southport-lane-scandal-9781610886123","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}