Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

2021 • 560 pages

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Average rating4.6

15

It's truly horrifying and staggering. PRK did an excellent job in this book presenting the three-generation history of the Sackler's family and Purdue Pharma despite the family's decades long practice to secretly distance themselves from the company and actively suppressing all negative news.

It's investigative nonfiction at its best. I still manage find sense of humor of the author despite the sobering topic. “If K2 doesn't scare me, Florida does not scare me.” (She had not climbed K2.)

January 13, 2023