John Temple

American Pain: How a Young Felon and His Ring of Doctors Unleashed America's Deadliest Drug Epidemic John Temple

* Finalist for the Edgar(R) Award in Best Fact Crime * New York Post, “The Post’s Favorite Books of 2015†* Suspense Magazine’s “Best True Crime Books of 2015â€Â* Gold Medal Winner for Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year in True Crime * Publishers Weekly, Big Indie Book of Fall 2015The rise and fall of the nation’s largest painkiller distribution ring, “American Pain,†a mega-clinic that served as a prototype for the rest. Pill mills have spread across the country, but this is where it started. It’s a gritty story of lax regulations, conflicts of interest, and good ol’ fashioned greed. With an eccentric cast of real characters, bizarre events, and a setting that runs from Kentucky to Florida, it's also a stranger-than-fiction Southern Gothic tale.