ow that lock-down is over, I have been taking full advantage of my aeroplane vouchers held over from the past couple of years. It feels almost like having ‘free’ holidays – which, of by Catherine Belton and about the Sackler family and the opioid crisis by Patrick Radden Keefe. They had both been very well reviewed: ‘masterpiece of contemporary history’, ‘vital to our understanding of the Putin phenomenon’, a ‘riveting immaculately researched book’, the ‘definitive account’ were some of the accolades given to the former. And ‘a superb exposé’, a ‘chilling and mesmerising read’, ‘great and fearless investigative writing’ were some of the descriptions of Radden Keefe’s book. I agree and thoroughly recommend both – they are now in paperback.
