Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
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Dauntless journalist Julie K。 Brown recounts her uncompromising and risky investigation of Jeffrey Epstein's underage sex trafficking operation， and the explosive reporting for the Miami Herald that finally brought him to justice while exposing the powerful people and broken system that protected him。
For many years， billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's penchant for teenage girls was an open secret in the high society of Palm Beach， Florida and Upper East Side， Manhattan。 Charged in 2008 with soliciting prostitution from minors， Epstein was treated with unheard of leniency， dictating the terms of his non-prosecution。 The media virtually ignored the failures of the criminal justice system， and Epstein's friends and business partners brushed the allegations aside。 But when in 2017 the U。S Attorney who approved Epstein's plea deal， Alexander Acosta， was chosen by President Trump as Labor Secretary， reporter Julie K。 Brown was compelled to ask questions。
Despite her editor's skepticism that she could add a new dimension to a known story， Brown determined that her goal would be to track down the victims themselves。 Poring over thousands of redacted court documents， traveling across the country and chasing down information in difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances， Brown tracked down dozens of Epstein's victims， now young women struggling to reclaim their lives after the trauma and shame they had endured。
Brown's resulting three-part series in the Miami Herald was one of the most explosive news stories of the decade， revealing how Epstein ran a global sex trafficking pyramid scheme with impunity for years， targeting vulnerable teens， often from fractured homes and then turning them into recruiters。 The outrage led to Epstein's arrest， the disappearance and eventual arrest of his closest accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell， and the resignation of Acosta。 The financier's mysterious suicide in a New York City jail cell prompted wild speculation about the secrets he took to the grave-and whether his death was intentional or the result of foul play。
Tracking Epstein’s evolution from a college dropout to one of the most successful financiers in the country—whose associates included Donald Trump， Prince Andrew， and Bill Clinton—Perversion of Justice builds on Brown's original award-winning series， showing the power of truth， the value of local reportage， and the tenacity of one woman in the face of the deep-seated corruption of powerful men。
For many years， billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's penchant for teenage girls was an open secret in the high society of Palm Beach， Florida and Upper East Side， Manhattan。 Charged in 2008 with soliciting prostitution from minors， Epstein was treated with unheard of leniency， dictating the terms of his non-prosecution。 The media virtually ignored the failures of the criminal justice system， and Epstein's friends and business partners brushed the allegations aside。 But when in 2017 the U。S Attorney who approved Epstein's plea deal， Alexander Acosta， was chosen by President Trump as Labor Secretary， reporter Julie K。 Brown was compelled to ask questions。
Despite her editor's skepticism that she could add a new dimension to a known story， Brown determined that her goal would be to track down the victims themselves。 Poring over thousands of redacted court documents， traveling across the country and chasing down information in difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances， Brown tracked down dozens of Epstein's victims， now young women struggling to reclaim their lives after the trauma and shame they had endured。
Brown's resulting three-part series in the Miami Herald was one of the most explosive news stories of the decade， revealing how Epstein ran a global sex trafficking pyramid scheme with impunity for years， targeting vulnerable teens， often from fractured homes and then turning them into recruiters。 The outrage led to Epstein's arrest， the disappearance and eventual arrest of his closest accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell， and the resignation of Acosta。 The financier's mysterious suicide in a New York City jail cell prompted wild speculation about the secrets he took to the grave-and whether his death was intentional or the result of foul play。
Tracking Epstein’s evolution from a college dropout to one of the most successful financiers in the country—whose associates included Donald Trump， Prince Andrew， and Bill Clinton—Perversion of Justice builds on Brown's original award-winning series， showing the power of truth， the value of local reportage， and the tenacity of one woman in the face of the deep-seated corruption of powerful men。
Reviews
Tom Holehan
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Difficult subject matter that is never exploited， this thoroughly researched case study of Jeffrey Epstein's monstrous activities in Florida and beyond makes for compelling reading。 Brown doesn't pull punches about her subject but she also， in stinging detail， makes it clear how the powers-that-be coddled Epstein basically giving him permission to continue his lifestyle without punishment。 Brown proves what is best about journalism when a dedicated investigator is at the helm。 Difficult subject matter that is never exploited， this thoroughly researched case study of Jeffrey Epstein's monstrous activities in Florida and beyond makes for compelling reading。 Brown doesn't pull punches about her subject but she also， in stinging detail， makes it clear how the powers-that-be coddled Epstein basically giving him permission to continue his lifestyle without punishment。 Brown proves what is best about journalism when a dedicated investigator is at the helm。 。。。more
Ben Rogers
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Great book。 Well researched。 The book contents， though， were really terrible。 I learned a lot about this creepy guy。 Some of this book is really stomach-turning。 Would recommend to learn more about this。 4。3/5
Carol
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Amazing what people with money and power can do！ And these are only the ones that got caught。 How many more are out there preying on those who are vulnerable？ The sad part is that Epstein didn't live long enough to stand trial for his crimes。 Let's hope Ghislaine doesn't meet the same fate in jail。 Just my opinion， but he didn't die by his own hand。。。。too many coincidences about his not being watched carefully。 Somebody had him offed。。。perhaps by another with money and power who could have been Amazing what people with money and power can do！ And these are only the ones that got caught。 How many more are out there preying on those who are vulnerable？ The sad part is that Epstein didn't live long enough to stand trial for his crimes。 Let's hope Ghislaine doesn't meet the same fate in jail。 Just my opinion， but he didn't die by his own hand。。。。too many coincidences about his not being watched carefully。 Somebody had him offed。。。perhaps by another with money and power who could have been implicated if Epstein had gone to trial。 I think if he were placed on the stand and knew he wasn't going to go free， he would take down as many of his "friends" as he could。 That's the kind of sick mind he had。 。。。more
Regan
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Fantastic read in terms of Brown's writing and investigative skills。 The subject matter -- Jeffrey Epstein -- was difficult to read。 What a horrible excuse of a human being。 What a disgusting， sick， a**hole to put it mildly。 That Brown dug in and pursued this story says a lot about her as an investigator and journalist。 It's safe to say I'll read anything she writes and I hope there are more books based on her investigations。 Brown takes her readers through parts of her early career， giving a gl Fantastic read in terms of Brown's writing and investigative skills。 The subject matter -- Jeffrey Epstein -- was difficult to read。 What a horrible excuse of a human being。 What a disgusting， sick， a**hole to put it mildly。 That Brown dug in and pursued this story says a lot about her as an investigator and journalist。 It's safe to say I'll read anything she writes and I hope there are more books based on her investigations。 Brown takes her readers through parts of her early career， giving a glimpse into the person she is outside of journalism。 She is quick to give credit to others， even those in competition with her for the story。 She is gracious about the "almost" events。 It's easy to see there are more stories she can pen for her readers -- uncovering the corruption in the West Palm Beach police department and continuing into other levels of government。 Brown asked the tough questions and continued pursuing her story despite roadblocks and threats from those around Epstein。 Like I said the subject matter was difficult to read， but it is a story that needs to be told and known。 。。。more
Bettie
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Epstein’s “preferred prey were waif-like pre-pubescent girls from troubled backgrounds， who needed money and had little or no sexual experience”。 Some came from broken homes， were often homeless， and had witnessed terrible violence in their lives， with alcoholics and drug addicts for parents。 “These were girls he thought no one would believe。”“Epstein got away with his crimes because nearly every element of society allowed him to get away with them，” Brown notes。 “Professional， legal and moral e Epstein’s “preferred prey were waif-like pre-pubescent girls from troubled backgrounds， who needed money and had little or no sexual experience”。 Some came from broken homes， were often homeless， and had witnessed terrible violence in their lives， with alcoholics and drug addicts for parents。 “These were girls he thought no one would believe。”“Epstein got away with his crimes because nearly every element of society allowed him to get away with them，” Brown notes。 “Professional， legal and moral ethics were set aside for a broken system of values that places corporate profits， personal wealth， political connections， and celebrity above some of the most sacred tenets of our faiths， our teachings and our democracy。”That system is still broken。https://www。independent。ie/entertainm。。。 。。。more
Elissa
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WowA must read。 Gut-wrenching but so insightful and informative。 The Epstein case is complex and Julie Brown's telling of her investigation and reporting are compelling。 WowA must read。 Gut-wrenching but so insightful and informative。 The Epstein case is complex and Julie Brown's telling of her investigation and reporting are compelling。 。。。more
Elaine
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Audio book on Libby。 Excellent tale of investigative journalism and the justice system in america that treats rich white guys with kid gloves。 And let’s victims suffer
Mary Christensen
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I am giving this book a five star。。。not for the writing style， but more to make sure Julie K。 Brown is rewarded for being the only person in the world with the courage and determination to confront that horrible person who will go unamed。Everyone should read the book to know just how close justice comes to being perverted every day everywhere。。。。
Bryan
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Presents overwhelming evidence of corruption and subsequent cover-ups across federal， state and local levels concerning the original prosecution and incarceration of Epstein in Florida。 It is truly maddening we'll probably never get full answers or accountability for any of it。 Presents overwhelming evidence of corruption and subsequent cover-ups across federal， state and local levels concerning the original prosecution and incarceration of Epstein in Florida。 It is truly maddening we'll probably never get full answers or accountability for any of it。 。。。more
Elizabeth VanDyke
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Four stars and not five because it was a little confusingly written， bouncing back and forth chronologically。 But， basically a good telling of where things went wrong in the Jeffrey Epstein case。 Author Julie Brown makes a compelling case for her struggles， including financially， to succeed as a journalist。 Compelling enough to make me glad I supported her by purchasing her book。
Cynthia
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Julie K。 Brown is a gutsy journalist on two levels。 First for sticking with the Jeffrey Epstein story and revealing how badly the justice system failed his victims and two， sticking with journalism。 It's crazy that when she was investigating what turned out to be one of the biggest stories of the year， her salary was nearly back to the level of the previous decade after numerous pay cuts and that she was using payday loans to make ends meet。 Excellent read。 Julie K。 Brown is a gutsy journalist on two levels。 First for sticking with the Jeffrey Epstein story and revealing how badly the justice system failed his victims and two， sticking with journalism。 It's crazy that when she was investigating what turned out to be one of the biggest stories of the year， her salary was nearly back to the level of the previous decade after numerous pay cuts and that she was using payday loans to make ends meet。 Excellent read。 。。。more
Brian Mclafferty
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I enjoyed reading the book。 It’s another sad commentary on our criminal justice system and how severely it has become skewed to protect the rich and famous。 And there are enough despicable characters covered in this book that hold （or held） important positions in our government that need to be held accountable。 We should all be thankful for the free press that we have in our country; but， sadly， that is showing signs of weakening with decreasing subscriptions and the rise of the fallible social I enjoyed reading the book。 It’s another sad commentary on our criminal justice system and how severely it has become skewed to protect the rich and famous。 And there are enough despicable characters covered in this book that hold （or held） important positions in our government that need to be held accountable。 We should all be thankful for the free press that we have in our country; but， sadly， that is showing signs of weakening with decreasing subscriptions and the rise of the fallible social media and internet。 。。。more
Nick Anderson
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Deftly weaves the Epstein story， the story behind the story， some light memoir， and the tale of the modern local/regional investigative journalist and newspaper。 Holds back a bit with the bomb it wants to drop near the end and feels like it sputters a bit， but overall a more-than-worthwhile telling of a gigantic story from the person who broke it wide open。 Recommended。
Peter Kilburn
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The USA still has some amazing （and brave） investigative journalists and Julie Brown is clearly one of them。 Working for the Miami Herald this book chronicles her investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and in particular the failure of prosecutors to hold him properly to account for the sex trafficking and sexual assaults on minors that he was indicted for in Palm Beach， Florida。 Very few legal systems are without flaws but this book shows that if you are wealthy and well connected you can evade the The USA still has some amazing （and brave） investigative journalists and Julie Brown is clearly one of them。 Working for the Miami Herald this book chronicles her investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and in particular the failure of prosecutors to hold him properly to account for the sex trafficking and sexual assaults on minors that he was indicted for in Palm Beach， Florida。 Very few legal systems are without flaws but this book shows that if you are wealthy and well connected you can evade the consequences of criminal behaviour almost completely。 It was only as a result of her investigation that prosecutors in New York acted against Epstein leading to his somewhat suspicious death in custody。 One is left wondering who benefitted from his death- it certainly wasn't his victims。 One also wonders how much Ghislaine Maxwell knows and whether she will ever reveal （or be allowed to） exactly what she knows。My only real criticism is that （at least in the Kindle edition） there seems to be a total disregard for the proper use of capital letters 。。。more
Kalle Wescott
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I read /Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story/， by Julie K。 Brown:https://www。theguardian。com/books/202。。。I had previously read Dylan Howard's book /Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales/， and then Alan Dershowitz's book /Guilt by Accusation/ in which he lays out his innocence， despite time with Epstein at his NY and Miami mansions and on his jet （and， others said， on Little Saint James， aka Pedophile Island in the US Virgin Islands）。Ms。 Brown is the investigative reporter at the Miami Hera I read /Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story/， by Julie K。 Brown:https://www。theguardian。com/books/202。。。I had previously read Dylan Howard's book /Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales/， and then Alan Dershowitz's book /Guilt by Accusation/ in which he lays out his innocence， despite time with Epstein at his NY and Miami mansions and on his jet （and， others said， on Little Saint James， aka Pedophile Island in the US Virgin Islands）。Ms。 Brown is the investigative reporter at the Miami Herald who wrote the pieces that helped bring Epstein to justice the second time - the first time， Epstein got off （so to speak） with the proverbial slap on the wrist。Perversion of Justice is extremely well-researched， but the book was somewhat clinical， not hooking me in to the story （unlike Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales）。 Besides all the racy allegations against Epstein in even more detail， Perversion of Justice tells the story of how Epstein and his aggressive， powerful， and well-connected attorneys avoided significant punishment the first time around， despite there being 34 underage victims。I'm still waiting for more on the Harvey Weinstein story， including a tell-all from the potted plant。 。。。more
Lisa Carlson
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Multi-award winning Miami Herald investigative journalist Julie K。 Brown knocks it out of the park in her telling of how she took another substantive examination of the case against Epstein in Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story （pp。 464）。 It's because of her reporting the wheels of justice finally began turning in the right direction。 This is sometimes a heartbreaking， terrible account of what Epstein， a serial pedophile， did to many young women。 Their lives were forever altered。 T Multi-award winning Miami Herald investigative journalist Julie K。 Brown knocks it out of the park in her telling of how she took another substantive examination of the case against Epstein in Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story （pp。 464）。 It's because of her reporting the wheels of justice finally began turning in the right direction。 This is sometimes a heartbreaking， terrible account of what Epstein， a serial pedophile， did to many young women。 Their lives were forever altered。 The distant image of Epstein underneath the cover is appropriate; he was a slick， slimy monster who had a gift for manipulation and getting wealthy， famous people to give him lots of money。 Brown's narrative reads like a thriller which I was absorbed by from page one。 Some of the critics of this book are unfair in insinuating there's too much of Brown's life intertwined with the story。 It's what I loved about the book。 Brown has indisputable moxy， she's got baggage， she's human， she's a parent and one of us。 It makes doing her job even more fascinating。 Brown doesn't need to answer all the questions about Epstein or any of the other high profile men involved here。 When it smells fishy it always is。 Karma is coming for them。 Let's just hope Ghislaine Maxwell is prosecuted to fullest extent of the law and kept alive to serve the remainder of her life in prison where she belongs。 。。。more
Kathleen
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I cannot fully express my admiration for the work of my sister Philly Daily News alum Julie K。 Brown。 I devoured this page turner tale of two women’s quest - Brown gives full credit to her visual journalist partner - to nail down how a rich guy pervert nearly got away with ruining the lives of hundreds of vulnerable girls。 He would have gotten away with it without the saintly crazy dedication of one grotesquely overworked underpaid single Miami mom。
Leah
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Disappointing I was so disappointed in how bad this book was。 It’s poorly written， has multiple segues into author’s unrelated grievances and degenerates into conspiracies， which makes it more troubling how much she prioritizes telling us every single time a nefarious character is Jewish。
Keely
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4。5 This is very hard from the start。 The first two chapters on audio， were， I think read by the author and I don't know whether that's just her voice， but it sounded like she was going to sob at the end of each word。 （I don't blame her for doing so， I can't imagine mental health effects of pursuing this story and listening to the victims stories because wow， they went through a lot。 The fact that these things happen is horrifying and is enough to bring a lot of people to tears。 My heart goes ou 4。5 This is very hard from the start。 The first two chapters on audio， were， I think read by the author and I don't know whether that's just her voice， but it sounded like she was going to sob at the end of each word。 （I don't blame her for doing so， I can't imagine mental health effects of pursuing this story and listening to the victims stories because wow， they went through a lot。 The fact that these things happen is horrifying and is enough to bring a lot of people to tears。 My heart goes out to his victims。 Obviously the authors pain of writing this story is not being compared to victims pain。 I know they've been through too much。 But I know it would wear on myself submerging myself into misery everyday。） So I wasn't sure whether I could listen to a book read like that， but the narrator took over after the preface and introduction。 I don't know what to say about this and what you can put in in a review of this？ You know money helps when comes to the law， but when it's repeated time and time again， you're like "How does this happen？！" Even though it happens daily。 It's just shocking that all these people just stood aside。 I don't understand it but I'm the same person who at 21 thought 18-20 people were too young for me now。 It's disgusting。 It's vile。 It's awful that it took too long。 And even then， did they really get "justice"？ Not really imo。 All my hearts go out to the victims， the hundreds if not thousands， because he did it for a long time and there were always groups of girls so it must be atleast 100's。 He hurt so many people and nothing can change that。 He has caused harm that can't even be quantified or ever truly known。 I can only hope that Maxwell gets her just desserts too。 I couldn't have lived with nor do them at all， the things she did。 I couldn't throw my fellow women to the wolves and threaten them。 I can't understand someone who could do that and sleep soundly at night。 Yeah。 I don't really know what to say， but it's a must read if you can handle it。 It's a rough read。 It's heartbreaking and it fuels your anger。 There is a lot of evil in this book but it covers the situation with a lot empathy （towards victims） and sticks to the facts。 Though I'm sure there are a lot of guilty people who were involved or r**ed the girls will never be found out nor be brought to justice。 。。。more
Dylan Schouppe
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A comprehensive and necessary read on one of the greatest， recent miscarriages of justice。
Thomas Riddell
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Julie K。 Brown， an investigative reporter with a Florida newspaper， had spent years investigating the inhumane conditions in Florida prisons but the shift in her reporting came after Jeffrey Epstein made news， after he had sexually abused underaged girls， who were enticed into his creepy web by promising them a life of leisure and riches by simply being his masseuse。 Brown became zeroed in on the story and tells of her struggles as a journalist where she has to compete with others who are lookin Julie K。 Brown， an investigative reporter with a Florida newspaper， had spent years investigating the inhumane conditions in Florida prisons but the shift in her reporting came after Jeffrey Epstein made news， after he had sexually abused underaged girls， who were enticed into his creepy web by promising them a life of leisure and riches by simply being his masseuse。 Brown became zeroed in on the story and tells of her struggles as a journalist where she has to compete with others who are looking for the big story。 She says， "I've always likened being an investigative reporter to being a police detective。 Part of me wanted to solve mysteries that even the real crime detectives couldn’t。" She tells of how， after her Epstein story broke， they would watch the board to see how popular a story was doing among readers。 There was a story about how someone had farted while on an elevator and of course that story gained popularity fast but Brown writes: "Before turning off my computer， I looked at my Twitter account。 I suddenly had thousands of followers。 Then the unbelievable happened。 It beat the fart story。 The room erupted in applause。 My phone started ringing， and my computer mailbox was filling up with congratulations。"The book highlights many of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual exploits and it just boggles my mind of how someone so evil was able to manipulate so many people— from Wall Street brokers to even the officials of the Florida and the United States Justice Departments。 He hobnobbed with celebrities and politicians， among them: Bill Clinton， Donald Trump， David Copperfield， Bill Gates and several others。Donald Trump: “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years。 Terrific guy，” said Donald Trump， fifteen years before he would be elected president。 “He’s a lot of fun to be with。 It is even said that he likes beautiful women almost as much as I do， and many of them are on the younger side。 No doubt about it—Jeffrey enjoys his social life。”The warped psychology of the man was mind blowing。 "Epstein had a dream of seeding the human race with his own DNA by creating a baby ranch at his New Mexico compound。" "Epstein apparently told some of the members of his scientific circle that he wanted to inseminate women with his sperm for them to give birth to his babies， and that he wanted his head and his penis frozen。"The book ends with Epstein's conspiratorial death in which the author offers her own opinion。 I enjoyed reading the book and admire the author's effort in putting forth all of her research， which must have been exhaustive to bring all together。 I would guess， for most readers， this book is a bit long winded and the word count could have been cut down a bit but honestly， Brown's focus here is on the victims and their journey to get justice and with that in mind， even the large amount of extra legalese rambling can be excused。This book will blow your mind as to how easy evil can invade our society and prosper。 It's worth the read and to know the victims Hell。 。。。more
Jenn
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Julie K。 brown’s dogged perseverance to ensure the truth was told about decades-long abuse， first by Jeffrey Epstein then by a justice system that failed the victims， is a master class in investigative journalism。
Sergio Sotolongo
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Likely the single most upsetting book I’ve ever listened to。 Also the most comprehensive compilation I’ve read of everything we know *for sure* about Epstein。
Paul A。
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For Your InformationWritten in terse unambiguous journalistic style debunking the widely held notion that the United States is operated as a Nation of Laws since it Turns out that with enough money all of the law can be trumped。
Nancy Wilson
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Read this book and Catch & Kill by Ronan Farrow
Lindsay Nixon
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4。5 stars 🌟 Everyone buy a subscription to a newspaper， even if you don’t read the paper， to support journalists like Julie K。 Brown。 This book is a powerful example of the critical importance of the press as parts of “checks and balances”。 My heart breaks for all his victims。 Also， f—ing Florida。 If Chicago was corrupt in the 1920s， Florida holds that claim from 1990-now （possibly sooner）。 The level of corruption is Horrifying！Epstein was amigos with both Trump and Clinton， UK royalty， among ot 4。5 stars 🌟 Everyone buy a subscription to a newspaper， even if you don’t read the paper， to support journalists like Julie K。 Brown。 This book is a powerful example of the critical importance of the press as parts of “checks and balances”。 My heart breaks for all his victims。 Also， f—ing Florida。 If Chicago was corrupt in the 1920s， Florida holds that claim from 1990-now （possibly sooner）。 The level of corruption is Horrifying！Epstein was amigos with both Trump and Clinton， UK royalty， among others （rumors include Bill Gates） and institutions like MIT & Harvard。 I was shocked to learn Steven Pinker was on his defense team… If nothing else， this book reiterates that silence is complicity。 。。。more
Lisbeth Bartlett
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Another well researched trip through this sordid story。 #metoo
Suzi
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If you ever wanted to be an investigative journalist you need to read this book。 It will change your mind or your life。 So much detail， so much digging， so many roadblocks， so much horror to discover。 I was trying to keep up with Julie Brown and was impressed with her research。 This is a dense， hard to read， blow by blow story of her findings。 The story of Epstein， the Palm Beach cover up， the so called suicide， and the other "players" are all detailed and interwoven。 It was a lot easier to take If you ever wanted to be an investigative journalist you need to read this book。 It will change your mind or your life。 So much detail， so much digging， so many roadblocks， so much horror to discover。 I was trying to keep up with Julie Brown and was impressed with her research。 This is a dense， hard to read， blow by blow story of her findings。 The story of Epstein， the Palm Beach cover up， the so called suicide， and the other "players" are all detailed and interwoven。 It was a lot easier to take when dished out in small doses of news stories。 Glad she survived and her family sorta thrived。 Not beach reading。 This is a book that really needed an index。 。。。more
Linda Galella
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J。 。 Brown has really taken on four stories in this book。 Besides putting brackets around the Epstein story and it’s available information， Brown puts on her investigative journalist’s hat and gives voice to the victims of Epstein’s crimes over the many years he built his sex trafficking businesses。 The stories told by these young women are heartbreaking and difficult to read。 Seeing the complicity of government officials in black & white is somehow more disgusting than hearing it on the news。An J。 。 Brown has really taken on four stories in this book。 Besides putting brackets around the Epstein story and it’s available information， Brown puts on her investigative journalist’s hat and gives voice to the victims of Epstein’s crimes over the many years he built his sex trafficking businesses。 The stories told by these young women are heartbreaking and difficult to read。 Seeing the complicity of government officials in black & white is somehow more disgusting than hearing it on the news。Another venture addressed is the death of Jeffrey Epstein - there’s an entire chapter devoted to it。 Epstein’s demise is the stuff of which legend and lore is built: vanished tapes， missing and tight lipped people with memory failure and really bad vi$ion。Brown looks at the relationships with Alex Acosta， Ken Starr， Alan Dershowitz， and other high powered wealthy people。 What she doesn’t do is provide many answers to the basic How & Why questions。 It was frustrating reading and at times it seemed like she gave up the pursuit by saying， “I don’t know。” I suppose that’s better than making something up but it lacks passion found elsewhere。Woven thru the book is Brown’s own story。 It’s honest and at times emotional， especially when she speaks about how hard it is to make time for her son and be good at her job。This book reads like True Crime and Investigative Reporting; Criminal Law as a genre is laughable。 Perversion is complete in the criminal justice system and those involved in Epstein’s case。 Brown writes well and if these are categories of interest to you， this book won’t disappoint。 The subject is difficult and parts of the text are descriptive， not gratuitous or graphic。 Still， sensitive folks should take care。It’s clear that none of Epstein’s “partners” will be held accountable。 Brown casts her hope that the new administration will do something。 I hope she’s not holding her breath📚 。。。more
Mark Mathes
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