Open Bar: A Novel

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Synopsis
When the longtime abuse by a university&’s softball coach of teenagers in its youth summer softball program—and the university&’s strategic cover-up of those crimes—comes to light, a community is turned upside down in this drama-filled thriller perfect for fans of Kate Elizabeth Russell and Allison Leotta.Campus, corporate, and local politics collide when a high-profile sexual misconduct scandal rocks a prominent university. Serena Stanfield, Mountain Hill University&’s human resources director, has just learned that the school&’s softball coach has been molesting teenagers in its youth summer softball program for years, and that the university has covered it up from both her and the public. Troy Abernathy, a junior associate at an international investigations firm, is navigating a turbulent, toxic workplace as the company aims to be retained by the university to investigate these sexual assault allegations. Megan Black, a new member of the Mountain Hill City Council, is thrust into the fallout from the national scandal while she simultaneously focuses on securing a presidential commutation for her childhood friend, who is unfairly facing decades in prison after stabbing her abusive husband to death in self-defense. As additional disturbing details of the coach&’s actions are uncovered, Serena, Troy, Megan, and other prominent community figures confront competing interests and unique obstacles while they each pursue different paths toward obtaining justice for the softball program&’s sexual abuse survivors—and offer conflicting understandings of what justice would even mean.
Copyright:
2025

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
336 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781684632572
Related ISBNs:
9781684632565
Publisher:
SparkPress (a BookSparks Imprint)
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Dan Schorr
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
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