First published 2016
Jeffrey Epstein began with nothing in New York City's financial world. A college dropout with sharp instincts for numbers and people, he climbed to the top of the financial elite through skill and connections. Epstein accumulated vast wealth and power, but his appetite for more never stopped. His particular desire for young girls became his weakness. The book follows Epstein's trajectory from his humble start to his shocking downfall. Patterson examines every angle of the scandal that rocked one of America's wealthiest communities. He interviews Epstein himself, the young women who worked as masseuses in his home, and the police who built the case against him. The investigation reveals how wealth and influence can bend the American justice system. This explosive account shows what happens when unlimited power meets unchecked desire.
Genres: abuse, crime, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: abuse-of-power, corruption
Setting: New York City, America
Period: 21st-century
287 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: abuse, pedophilia, sexual-assault