Perversion of Justice audiobook

4.5 stars 🌟 Everyone buy a subscription to a newspaper, even if you don’t read the paper, to support journalists like Julie K. Brown. This book is a powerful example of the critical importance of the press as parts of “checks and balances”. My heart breaks for all his victims. Also, f—ing Florida. If Chicago was corrupt in the 1920s, Florida holds that claim from 1990-now (possibly sooner). The level of corruption is Horrifying!Epstein was amigos with both Trump and Clinton, UK royalty, among others (rumors include Bill Gates) and institutions like MIT & Harvard. I was shocked to learn Steven Pinker was on his defense team… If nothing else, this book reiterates that silence is complicity.

Great book. Well researched. The book contents, though, were really terrible. I learned a lot about this creepy guy. Some of this book is really stomach-turning. Would recommend to learn more about this. 4.3/5

J. . Brown has really taken on four stories in this book. Besides putting brackets around the Epstein story and it’s available information, Brown puts on her investigative journalist’s hat and gives voice to the victims of Epstein’s crimes over the many years he built his sex trafficking businesses. The stories told by these young women are heartbreaking and difficult to read. Seeing the complicity of government officials in black & white is somehow more disgusting than hearing it on the news.Another venture addressed is the death of Jeffrey Epstein - there’s an entire chapter devoted to it. Epstein’s demise is the stuff of which legend and lore is built: vanished tapes, missing and tight lipped people with memory failure and really bad vi$ion.Brown looks at the relationships with Alex Acosta, Ken Starr, Alan Dershowitz, and other high powered wealthy people. What she doesn’t do is provide many answers to the basic How & Why questions. It was frustrating reading and at times it seemed like she gave up the pursuit by saying, “I don’t know.” I suppose that’s better than making something up but it lacks passion found elsewhere.Woven thru the book is Brown’s own story. It’s honest and at times emotional, especially when she speaks about how hard it is to make time for her son and be good at her job.This book reads like True Crime and Investigative Reporting; Criminal Law as a genre is laughable. Perversion is complete in the criminal justice system and those involved in Epstein’s case. Brown writes well and if these are categories of interest to you, this book won’t disappoint. The subject is difficult and parts of the text are descriptive, not gratuitous or graphic. Still, sensitive folks should take care.It’s clear that none of Epstein’s “partners” will be held accountable. Brown casts her hope that the new administration will do something. I hope she’s not holding her breath📚

An extraordinary book revealing corruption and coverup surrounding one of the most notorious predators of young girls. Brown broke many stories reporting for ⁦@MiamiHerald and shows why journalism matters in this excellent book. This started as a local story about the exploitation of young girls in Palm Beach and South Florida. She followed the corrupt trail of a US Attorney and reported as he was forced to quit the Trump cabinet. Brown reported on judges who looked the other way and Epstein himself who was allowed a free pass in and out of jail with catered meals and privileges. Many in Epstein's cultivated crowd of moguls, a former president and British royalty and legal beagles have run for cover. The impact of her newspaper stories and the book now have international impact.

The USA still has some amazing (and brave) investigative journalists and Julie Brown is clearly one of them. Working for the Miami Herald this book chronicles her investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and in particular the failure of prosecutors to hold him properly to account for the sex trafficking and sexual assaults on minors that he was indicted for in Palm Beach, Florida. Very few legal systems are without flaws but this book shows that if you are wealthy and well connected you can evade the consequences of criminal behaviour almost completely. It was only as a result of her investigation that prosecutors in New York acted against Epstein leading to his somewhat suspicious death in custody. One is left wondering who benefitted from his death- it certainly wasn't his victims. One also wonders how much Ghislaine Maxwell knows and whether she will ever reveal (or be allowed to) exactly what she knows.My only real criticism is that (at least in the Kindle edition) there seems to be a total disregard for the proper use of capital letters

I am giving this book a five star...not for the writing style, but more to make sure Julie K. Brown is rewarded for being the only person in the world with the courage and determination to confront that horrible person who will go unamed.Everyone should read the book to know just how close justice comes to being perverted every day everywhere....

If you ever wanted to be an investigative journalist you need to read this book. It will change your mind or your life. So much detail, so much digging, so many roadblocks, so much horror to discover. I was trying to keep up with Julie Brown and was impressed with her research. This is a dense, hard to read, blow by blow story of her findings. The story of Epstein, the Palm Beach cover up, the so called suicide, and the other "players" are all detailed and interwoven. It was a lot easier to take when dished out in small doses of news stories. Glad she survived and her family sorta thrived. Not beach reading. This is a book that really needed an index.

A hard read, but that is it's nature. Also really contemporary, the story builds from the end of this book, with the Maxwell trial etc which makes this book almost out of date as a record. However it really gives an indication on how hard people like JKB work and for that we should be all very thankful. Took a month to read as descriptions made me put it down & leave for a few days.

Julie K Brown is the investigative reporter version of the Mare of Easttown. I’m glad I didn’t read this in high school because I’m sure I would have decided to be just like her - using journalism to bring down corrupt systems and evil men.

Good book about investigative journalism and following up on the Epstein story. Wonder why more journalists didn't track this in the early days. Mind-boggling how prevalent corruption is in all levels of government. A crisis of honesty. So hard to achieve transparency. So many levels of our criminal justice system have their hands in on the influence game. Solid read. Names get confused. Should have an index.

This is a very in-depth look into the Epstein case. A lot of interesting stuff here. Some parts felt a tad dragged out though. 4 stars.

** spoiler alert ** Truly, where to start on how good this book is?I loved that I got to see every detail of Brown’s reporting, and how she got it. I’m a journalist, as well, and appreciated this under-the-hood look. I loved also learning about Brown and her career. Anyone who knocks this book bc they say there’s too much of Brown’s story in here is entirely missing a big part of the point, here. Brown’s experiences in the industry and with reporting this story show yet another side of the sexism, misogyny and general “manosphere” culture that we all exist and operate in — a part of the larger culture that allowed Epstein to abuse young girls for so long, unchecked. This should be required reading for all Americans.

Four stars and not five because it was a little confusingly written, bouncing back and forth chronologically. But, basically a good telling of where things went wrong in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Author Julie Brown makes a compelling case for her struggles, including financially, to succeed as a journalist. Compelling enough to make me glad I supported her by purchasing her book.

Superb - burned thru this in 24 hours

I mirrored reading this book by watching she says at the cinema,the similarity is startlingly obvious.how these rich s.o.bs could get away with serial abuse of children and not be prosecuted because people higher up on the food chain i.e much richer covered up for them.epstien and Maxwell just glorified pimps,Maxwell herself a case abuser becoming the abused.the buck dosnt stop at trump and prince Andrew,but to those who are still running a new network to pander to the rich and famous with their illegal sexual practices.this is not a rant based on conspiracy theories but anger at the way those in power abused their position.its still happening now only they will not be caught because of bribery and blackmail in high places.well done the author for the tenacious reporting of this heinous crime.i don't believe for a minute Epstein committed suicide,it was a matter again of paying people to kill him and bribe people to turn the other way.the amount of people that mixed in his company and then claimed they knew nothing about this is laughable.the same thing happened in the UK with operation yewtree that in uncovered the serial abuse of children by Jimmy savile who again wasn't dealt with while he was alive,even though it was widely known at the time it was happening.so afterwards they went after other so called celebs as a knee jerk reaction to what they had turned a blind eye to.even with the likes of the scum fred west,I think it again possible his so called suicide was allowed to happen because those higher up used his services and were afraid it would come out in court.

Some of the heinous crimes the book talks about have been widely circulated. But this is still an interesting read as Ms. Brown combs through the complex web of characters involved, in the monied and powerful circles. This juxtaposes against the ruined life of the victims, and their anger and hurt which found no visible channel of outlet and adequate closure. The book also weaves in Ms. Brown’s personal struggle in juggling a career in journalism, a noble and competitive arena which doesn’t come with a lot in compensation. I would recommend this book who appreciates the inner working of investigative journalism. Ms. Brown’s commitment to her calling is surely to earn respective and inspire readers to pursue their own passions in face of adversity. It might also prompt you to support the news/publishing industry. In the world where misinformation run rampant and truth could be concealed by the powerful, journalists in pursuit of truth are rare breeds and beacons of light that deserve financial support from the general public.