Empire of Pain is the story of a dynasty: a parable of twenty-first-century greed. In this masterpiece of narrative reporting and writing, award-winning journalist and host of the Wind of Change podcast Patrick Radden Keefe exhaustively documents the jaw-dropping and ferociously compelling reality. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing Oxycontin, a blockbuster painkiller that was a catalyst for the opioid crisis – an international epidemic of drug addiction which has killed nearly half a million people. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations in the arts and the sciences. The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions – Harvard the Metropolitan Museum of Art Oxford the Louvre. ‘You feel almost guilty for enjoying it so much’ – The Times a masterclass in compelling narrative nonfiction.' – Elizabeth Day, The Guardian '30 Best Summer Reads' Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2021

Shortlisted for the 2021 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction

Expected delivery to the United States in 6-11 business days. The inspiration behind the Netflix series Painkiller, starring Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick. Empire of Pain : The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty 4.55 (75,791 ratings by Goodreads) Hardback English By (author) Patrick Radden Keefe US35.73 Also available in Paperback US22.31 CD-Audio US35.95 Free delivery worldwide Available. The gripping and shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, Ox圜ontin and the opioid crisis.

Empire of pain patrick radden keefe