
The Middleman
Mike Papantonio
The Middleman is an epic drama of whistleblowers, murder, thrills, and legal combat—torn out of today’s headlines.
Nicholas “Deke” Deketomis and his law firm take on America’s Big Pharma when Deke’s college pal, Matt Redmond, presents him with a case of possible fraud involving EirePharma, the Redmond family business and a powerful Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM). PBMs serve as the “middlemen” between drug manufacturers and insurance companies, working in cryptic ways to determine not only the cost of drugs but also placing them on insurers’ preferred formularies. EirePharma was recently taken over by the charismatic CEO, Connor Devlin, who has a Rasputin-like influence over Matt’s cousin, Amy, the company’s current president. Devlin may be utilizing racketeering practices—and perhaps murder—to raise the prices of insulin and other drugs for his own profit and to the detriment of consumers.
Amy, who at first was in love with Devlin, decides—at great peril—to become her company’s whistleblower and provide evidence to Deke and his team. When key witnesses and even Redmond family members meet mysterious and violent deaths, Amy finds herself a pawn caught in the center of a frightening and deadly game of wills between a formidable gangster, who in the eyes of the public is a respected businessman, and a law firm that is determined to investigate and uncover the Middleman’s crimes.
In the tradition of Suspicious Activity and Inhuman Trafficking, Mike Papantonio takes Deke and his cohorts on a new and different kind of legal gamble in The Middleman, which is chock full of the action and thrills for which he is known.
Duration - 9h 50m.
Author - Mike Papantonio.
Narrator - Jim Meskimen.
Published Date - Saturday, 17 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2025 by Mike Papantonio ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
The Middleman is an epic drama of whistleblowers, murder, thrills, and legal combat—torn out of today’s headlines. Nicholas “Deke” Deketomis and his law firm take on America’s Big Pharma when Deke’s college pal, Matt Redmond, presents him with a case of possible fraud involving EirePharma, the Redmond family business and a powerful Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM). PBMs serve as the “middlemen” between drug manufacturers and insurance companies, working in cryptic ways to determine not only the cost of drugs but also placing them on insurers’ preferred formularies. EirePharma was recently taken over by the charismatic CEO, Connor Devlin, who has a Rasputin-like influence over Matt’s cousin, Amy, the company’s current president. Devlin may be utilizing racketeering practices—and perhaps murder—to raise the prices of insulin and other drugs for his own profit and to the detriment of consumers. Amy, who at first was in love with Devlin, decides—at great peril—to become her company’s whistleblower and provide evidence to Deke and his team. When key witnesses and even Redmond family members meet mysterious and violent deaths, Amy finds herself a pawn caught in the center of a frightening and deadly game of wills between a formidable gangster, who in the eyes of the public is a respected businessman, and a law firm that is determined to investigate and uncover the Middleman’s crimes. In the tradition of Suspicious Activity and Inhuman Trafficking, Mike Papantonio takes Deke and his cohorts on a new and different kind of legal gamble in The Middleman, which is chock full of the action and thrills for which he is known. Duration - 9h 50m. Author - Mike Papantonio. Narrator - Jim Meskimen. Published Date - Saturday, 17 January 2026. Copyright - © 2025 by Mike Papantonio ©.
Language:
English
June
Duration:00:03:57
Part One: Chapter 1
Duration:00:25:47
Part One: Chapter 2
Duration:00:15:43
Part One: Chapter 3
Duration:00:10:28
Part One: Chapter 4
Duration:00:24:22
Part One: Chapter 5
Duration:00:14:09
Part One: Chapter 6
Duration:00:09:05
Part One: Chapter 7
Duration:00:16:05
Part One: Chapter 8
Duration:00:06:58
Part One: Chapter 9
Duration:00:10:19
Part One: Chapter 10
Duration:00:13:39
Part One: Chapter 11
Duration:00:10:18
Part One: Chapter 12
Duration:00:10:32
Part One: Chapter 13
Duration:00:10:50
Part Two: Chapter 14
Duration:00:14:07
Part Two: Chapter 15
Duration:00:12:24
Part Two: Chapter 16
Duration:00:11:04
Part Two: Chapter 17
Duration:00:15:59
Part Two: Chapter 18
Duration:00:09:23
Part Two: Chapter 19
Duration:00:12:26
Part Two: Chapter 20
Duration:00:11:31
Part Two: Chapter 21
Duration:00:11:51
Part Two: Chapter 22
Duration:00:15:08
Part Two: Chapter 23
Duration:00:10:36
Part Three: Chapter 24
Duration:00:11:49
Part Three: Chapter 25
Duration:00:11:43
Part Three: Chapter 26
Duration:00:15:53
Part Three: Chapter 27
Duration:00:12:25
Part Three: Chapter 28
Duration:00:07:36
Part Four: Chapter 29
Duration:00:23:07
Part Four: Chapter 30
Duration:00:14:43
Part Four: Chapter 31
Duration:00:10:22
Part Four: Chapter 32
Duration:00:12:45
Part Four: Chapter 33
Duration:00:09:34
Part Four: Chapter 34
Duration:00:17:18
Part Four: Chapter 35
Duration:00:09:12
Part Four: Chapter 36
Duration:00:13:01
Part Four: Chapter 37
Duration:00:13:59
Part Four: Chapter 38
Duration:00:21:47
Part Four: Chapter 39
Duration:00:11:13
Part Five: Chapter 40
Duration:00:09:09
Part Five: Chapter 41
Duration:00:11:46
Part Five: Chapter 42
Duration:00:13:05
Part Five: Chapter 43
Duration:00:06:15
Part Five: Chapter 44
Duration:00:06:22
Part Five: Chapter 45
Duration:00:12:06
Epilogue
Duration:00:08:24