Is Catch and Kill Worth Reading?
Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
by Ronan Farrow
Ada’s Score
Ronan Farrow's 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation reveals not only how he uncovered the allegations against Harvey Weinstein that ignited the #MeToo movement, but how Hollywood's most powerful mogul — with the help of private intelligence operatives, corporate lawyers, and complicit media executives — worked systematically to silence the women who accused him. Farrow writes with the propulsive clarity of a thriller, building scene by scene toward one of the most significant cultural reckoning of recent decades. The book also raises profound questions about who controls the news and why powerful men remain protected for so long. Essential, frightening, and meticulously sourced.
Essential Read“The story behind the story is somehow more frightening than the story itself. Essential journalism.”
The Investigation They Tried to Bury
This book reads like a thriller, except every terrifying detail is real. Ronan Farrow takes you inside the machinery of silencing — the spies, the legal threats, the network designed to protect powerful predators. I found myself holding my breath through chapters, and I think you will too. It's journalism as an act of courage.
Ada Brief
AI reading intelligence“The story behind the story is somehow more frightening than the story itself. Essential journalism.”
The Investigation They Tried to Bury
This book reads like a thriller, except every terrifying detail is real. Ronan Farrow takes you inside the machinery of silencing — the spies, the legal threats, the network designed to protect powerful predators. I found myself holding my breath through chapters, and I think you will too. It's journalism as an act of courage.
Book Details
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- Published
- January 1, 2020
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
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Ada’s Score Breakdown
4.6
This breakdown reflects how Ada weighs the book’s strengths and flaws, not aggregated reader data.
Common Questions About Catch and Kill
- Is Catch and Kill worth reading?
- The story behind the story is somehow more frightening than the story itself. Essential journalism. Ada rates it 4.6 out of 5.
- How many pages is Catch and Kill?
- Catch and Kill is 480 pages long — around 8–9 hours at an average reading pace.
