Catch and kill : lies, spies, and a conspiracy to protect predators

Farrow, Ronan 1987- (author.).

Summary: 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.

Item details

ISBN: 9780316486637
ISBN: 0316486639
ISBN: 97806316454131
ISBN: 9780316497343
Physical Description: print
xvi, 448 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-441) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue -- Part I: Poison Valley. Tape ; Bite ; Dirt ; Button ; Kandahar ; Continental ; Phantoms ; Gun ; Minions ; Mama ; Bloom ; Funny ; Dick -- Part II: White whale. Rookie ; Static ; F.O.H. ; 666 ; Quidditch ; Spiral ; Cult ; Scandal ; Pathfinder ; Candy ; Pause ; Pundit ; Boy ; Altar ; Pavonine -- Part III: Army of spies. Fakakta ; Bottle ; Syzygy ; Hurricane ; Goose ; Letter ; Mimic ; Hunter ; Heist ; Celebrity ; Fallout ; Dinosaur ; Mean -- Part IV: Sleeper. Edify ; Cabal ; Charger ; Nightgown ; Pretexting ; Running ; Gaslight ; Vacuum ; Playmate ; Chupacabra -- Part V: Severance. Circle ; Axiom ; Pegasus ; Melting ; Zdorovie ; Spike ; Launder ; Blacklist -- Epilogue.

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