A review by sjanke2
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

dark informative tense medium-paced

5.0

 This is not a book about the opioid crisis. Rather, it's a book about a powerful American family that profits off of pain. Patrick Radden Keefe's investigative journalism here is dense, detailed, impressive. I wasn't sure I'd enjoy this book about rich people as much as I enjoyed Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, but I couldn't stop listening. On top of being a talented journalist, Keefe is an engaging, urgent voice narrator. 
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