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Catch and Kill

Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

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Catch and Kill

By: Ronan Farrow
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In a dramatic 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.

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 that could not be explained - 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 the culture.

2020, LA Times Book Prize, Short-listed

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Extraordinary . . . As some American critics have already observed, Farrow's narrative has the pace of a thriller . . . Farrow's book captures the terror and paranoia that eat away at Weinstein's victims for the simple reason that he comes to experience them himself, a human mirror. The producer's sphere of influence extends ever outwards, like the powerful arms of some giant squid (Rachel Cooke)
Moves at a brisk pace, feeding readers each revelation in real time, interspersed with personal notes that make the stories stick (Claire Landsbaum)
Read this book . . . Farrow's greatest success was to listen, believe and act, even at his own peril (Maria L. La Ganga)
Absorbing . . . The behavior documented in Catch and Kill is obviously and profoundly distressing . . . But there are some hopeful threads, too (Jennifer Szalai)
Darkly funny and poignant . . . a winning account of how it feels to be at the centre of the biggest story in the world. It is also, of course, a breathtakingly dogged piece of reporting, in the face of extraordinary opposition (Emma Brockes)
At the heart of every great noir is a conspiracy of evil that imbues the initial crime uncovered by the hero with a weightier resonance than was immediately obvious. So it goes with Catch and Kill (Emma Bruenig)
Reads like a thriller ...The reveal in Catch and Kill is not that there are corrupt people; it's that corrupt people are in control of our media, politics, and entertainment and that, in fact, many of them remain in control (Rebecca Traister)
The year's best spy thriller is stranger - and more horrifying - than fiction . . . He weaves a breathless narrative as compelling as it is disturbing . . . bracingly exposes the rot that's persisted across elite American institutions for decades (David Canfield)
Catch and Kill is exhaustively reported . . . and compulsively readable, with nearly every page revealing a provocative detail about a household name in media or entertainment (E. J. Dickson)
I have rarely read a more compelling account of the systematic reality of sexual harassment in the workplace. Things might be slowly changing but this book shows that the culture that normalises abusive behaviour remains pervasive and owes its persistence to the insidious ways in which it downplays the emotional toll this has on women (Luigi Gioia)

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Story was great. Narration was terrible

The story and investigative journalism were great. My only problem with this audio version was the narration. What the hell was up with those corny accents? They weren't good, accurate, or helpful in the narration. If anything, they took away from the storytelling and made me wonder if the author was competing in ridiculous accent stereotype contest. He could have done the whole thing as Boris and Natasha and it wouldn't have been any worse. Nice try, didn't work.

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Couldnt stop listening

Truly remarkable audiobook, I finished it in 2 days. A very important story told incredibly well.

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Incredible story, questionable accents!

Such an incredible story of a horrific system of abuse and power. I’m absolutely in awe of Ronan Farrow’s work and his tenacity, and of course of all the women who stood up courageously to tell the story of these awful men.

To those who covered it up, I hope you realise exactly what part you have played.

So well told. Those accents though ... at least being good at accents has no bearing on the tremendous reporting and storytelling accomplished here.

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Shocking tale of power at the top

Ronan has to push so hard at so many closed doors. If ever there was a tale of powerful men protecting one another, this is it.
In terms of the performance, at times the voices for characters was distracting, but it did make it easier to follow.

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Great work

Loved this, the perseverance of Ronan and the victims to tell this story, well done

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Loved it

Good all round story , Ronan is a funny bloke I loved the way he did the accents but overall it’s a powerful story and worthwhile listening or reading

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The downfall of Harvey Weinstein

Thank you Ronan for shining a light on how the rich and powerful get away with these crimes. And thank you for helping to stop this sexual preditor from harming more women

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Horrible Accents

Generally fine narration, however Farrow attempted to portray the various accents of all characters - which he did so terribly. Totally distracting and frankly insulting to those he was quoting, particularly the women. Made it very hard to get through the whole 10 hours.

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What a Mans world we women live in🥱

Cogats to Ronan for pursuits game this story
What would of happened if you had not... what is it with men who have power?
Why is it that the surviver is the perpetrator?

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Goosebumps, Tears, Thrilling and Riveting

This was extraordinary. I read/ listened t this is one day. I couldn’t stop. The accents. The story. The exquisite journalism. The outrage and anger. Brave and historic storytelling.

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