Crime Time: VIRTUAL Book Club: Empire of pain : the secret history of the Sackler dynasty

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Book Club

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

Can’t get enough of the true crime genre? Looking for something to do after binging shows like Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez, McMillions and The Vow? Then join the Livingston Public Library for the brand new virtual book club, Crime Time. Crime Time is a true crime and crime adjacent book club where readers will explore everything from historical crime to unsolved mysteries.

For May, we will be discussing Empire of pain : the secret history of the Sackler dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe.  Copies are available at the main desk beginning April 12, 2023.  You can also boorow the eBook or eAudiobook via Libby. 

Summary:

Presents a portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, who built their fortune on the sale of Valium and later sponsored the creation and marketing of one of the most commonly prescribed and addictive painkillers of the opioid crisis.

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