Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow

Catch and Kill

Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

Ronan Farrow, Little, Brown & Company

Little, Brown and Company · Print & ebook · October 15, 2019

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Who it’s for
A hard-edged investigation that keeps the page turning while asking who gets protected, and why.
Genres
Sexual Assault Cases, Espionage, Sexual Abuse & Harassment
Published
Little, Brown and Company, October 15, 2019

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Now an HBO documentary series streaming on HBO Max. In this instant New York Times bestselling account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost.

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In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about: one of Hollywood's most powerful producers was a predator, protected by fear, wealth, and a conspiracy of silence. As Farrow drew closer to the truth, shadowy operatives, from high-priced lawyers to elite war-hardened spies, mounted a secret campaign of intimidation, threatening his career, following his every move, and weaponizing an account of abuse in his own family. All the while, Farrow and his producer faced a degree of resistance they could not explain -- until now. And a trail of clues revealed corruption and cover-ups from Hollywood to Washington and beyond. This is the untold story of the exotic tactics of surveillance and intimidation deployed by wealthy and connected men to threaten journalists, evade accountability, and silence victims of abuse. And it's the story of the women who risked everything to expose the truth and spark a global movement. Both a spy thriller and a meticulous work of investigative journalism, Catch and Kill breaks devastating new stories about the rampant abuse of power and sheds far-reaching light on investigations that shook our culture. Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Autobiography Indie Bound #1 Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Wall Street Journal Bestseller

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A hard-edged investigation that keeps the page turning while asking who gets protected, and why.

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  • investigative pressure
  • sharp, unsettling prose

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  • cultural touchstones
  • layered, sustained reading

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Sexual Assault Cases62%
Espionage49%
Sexual Abuse & Harassment49%

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Publisher categories

  • Journalism
  • Sexual Abuse & Harassment
  • Espionage
  • Organized Crime
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  • Sexual Assault Cases
Authors
Ronan Farrow, Little, Brown & Company
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Published
October 15, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Journalism