Katherine Buck

Dog in a Manger Katherine Buck

Physicians, veterinarians, anddentists, all busy professionals, are often victims of white collar crime.¿ Overloaded schedules make them prime targetsfor embezzlers.¿¿ Veterinary clinics,which stock their own pharmacy, lose thousands of dollars worth of inventory toemployee theft each year.¿¿ In additionto theft of inventory there is also potential for drug abuse.¿¿ Dog in a Manger is anentertaining tale about a vet clinic, which falls prey to an elaborateembezzlement scheme.¿ Learn in detail howeasy it is to manipulate computer records as the office manager teaches anotheremployee how to embezzle without getting caught.¿¿ The embezzler entices a veterinarianrecently recovering from drug addiction to push prescription drugs in order toboost income.¿ The plan backfires whenthe veterinarian in on the scam gets addicted to narcotics.¿ His addiction causes him to get involved witha hard- core drug dealer.¿ The embezzlerfinds that she is in way over her head when she confronts the dealer. Dog in a Manger has a refreshingnew theme.¿ A mystery suspense storywhere the main venue is a country vet practice.¿The plot is intertwined with fascinating veterinary medical stories anda crime drama.¿ Veterinarian, LisaMcAdams unhappy about many of the changes being made at the clinic,inadvertently discovers that records are being tampered with andfalsified.¿ She enlists the help of adetective when she realizes what has been going on behind her back.