This true crime story is a must-read for everyone. This book tells the full account of the Sackler Conspiracy and the Sackler family. It is a story of the Sackler dynasty and their company, and also their legal tactics to evade accountability.Įmpire of Pain became an instant bestseller in New York Times. This book tells the saga of three different generations and the impression they left behind on the entire world. However, it later emerged that the family was behind the production and marketing of an epic painkiller which was believed to be the substance of the opioid crisis. The source of their fortune was vague and dubious. They were among the richest families in the world and were known for their generous donations in the fields of arts and sciences. These included the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Louvre, and the Harvard. The Sackler name was something that adorned the walls of several storied institutions. Empire of Pain is the story of a dynasty: a parable of twenty-first-century greed.

Their dynasty had many bitter disputes over property and even had fistfights in the boardrooms. 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 history and the personal lives of the Sackler family were all dominated by drama. He mesmerized his audience with the gripping voice that he has. Say Nothing is another worth mentioning title that Patrick Radden Keefe has written.Īs the narrator of the memoir, Patrick Radden Keefe did an excellent job. He has written five books in his career so far and one of them is The Snakehead, which is a true-crime memoir. Patrick is an American investigative journalist and a writer.

The book tells the secret and intriguing history of the Sackler Dynasty.

It is written and narrated by Patrick Radden Keefe.

Empire of pain audio book