Empire of Pain

<p><b>The gripping and shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, OxyContin and the opioid crisis. The inspiration behind the Netflix series <i>Painkiller</i>, starring Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick.<br><br>The <i>Sunday Times</i> Bestseller<br>Winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction<br>A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'</b><br><b>Shortlisted for the 2021 <i>Financial Times</i>/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award</b><br><b>One of Barack Obama&rsquo;s Favorite Books of 2021</b><br><b>Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction</b><br><br><b>'I gobbled up <i>Empire of Pain . . .</i> a masterclass in compelling narrative nonfiction.' &ndash; Elizabeth Day, <i>The Guardian </i>'3