The Cyanide Canary

A True Story of Injustice

De: Robert Dugoni, Joseph Hilldorfer

Narrado por: Tom Perkins

Early in the morning on August 27, 1996, 20-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.

EPA 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?

©2004 Joseph Hilldorfer and La Mesa Literary LLC (P)2017 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"[An] electrically charged narrative...Top-notch nonfiction legal thriller, reminding readers of the baseline: 'This all comes down to one thing. It's all about money.'" ( Kirkus)

Courtroom drama about toxic chemical waste

This was OK. It passed the time while I did chores. It was a drama about toxic chemical waste & the court proceedings to prosecute the offender. Since I live in an area with a lot of chemical plants it was interesting as I've seen this happen often in the area during the 80s and 90s. If you like court room dramas this will fit the bill.

Thank goodness these guys exist and do their jobs so well!

Not my typical read. Very glad I picked this book. It is not a page-turner BUT it is educational AND it makes you appreciate the people whose jobs are to look out for the victim and the public, in the broadest sense.

Good on you, Hilldorfer, great job!

Fascinating story!

This is a great, well- researched book! Love the dedication to handling this true story. Fantastic authors.
Narrator is good too- but the mispronunciation of the local city and regional landmarks is driving me nuts. I’ll return and switch to kindle.

The struggles to get someone committed for an environmental crime

What someone will do in order to enrich themselves. Lives of employees are endangered. Something that could have been avoided by taking proper precautions. With this sample given it makes you wonder what it would be today with the reduction of environmental controls.

EPA

Honesty and complex problems loaded upon investigators. Great story. interesting look into investigations and frustration with delays.