Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

The New York Times Bestseller

“A gripping journalistic procedural… Spotlight meets Erin Brockovich.” — Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times

“Julie K. Brown’s important book offers not just a definitive account of the Epstein case, but a compelling window into her own experiences as a dogged reporter at a regional newspaper, facing off against powerful interests set against her reporting.” — Ronan Farrow, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Catch and Kill

Perversion of Justice is the shocking and powerful true story of one reporter’s relentless pursuit of truth against the odds. In this riveting account, award-winning journalist Julie K. Brown recounts her years-long investigation into billionaire Jeffrey Epstein’s underage sex trafficking network—and the explosive Miami Herald reporting that brought the case back to life and finally exposed the web of power, privilege, and corruption that protected him.

For decades, Epstein’s abuse of teenage girls was an open secret among the wealthy elite of Palm Beach and Manhattan. After receiving an unprecedentedly lenient plea deal in 2008, he seemed untouchable—until Brown began to dig deeper. Determined to find the victims who had been silenced, she pored over thousands of redacted documents, followed cold leads across the country, and risked her safety to expose a sprawling criminal enterprise.

Her three-part Miami Herald series shattered the silence, revealing how Epstein operated a global trafficking ring that preyed on vulnerable teens and turned them into recruiters. The resulting public outrage reignited the investigation, leading to Epstein’s 2019 arrest, the downfall of high-profile figures like Ghislaine Maxwell and Alexander Acosta, and questions that still haunt the justice system today.

Perversion of Justice builds upon Brown’s groundbreaking reporting, tracing Epstein’s path from obscure financier to powerful predator, and exposing the complicity of the elite network that enabled him. Both a gripping investigative thriller and an inspiring portrait of journalistic courage, this is a story about the power of persistence, truth, and accountability in the face of corruption.

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