Cronin Melissa - Epstein: dead men tell no tales: spies, lies & blackmail

PRAISE FOR THE AUTHORS

DYLAN HOWARD

The king of Hollywood scoops... his work straddles celebrity voyeurism and keen journalism.

Michael Ware, former Time & CNN war correspondent

When Dylan Howard focuses his attention to investigating a case, you can be sure he will uncover sensational new information that we, as readers, viewers or listeners, will find astonishing.

Dr. Drew Pinsky, New York Times bestselling author and TV and radio personality

Dylan Howard is the rare combination of cutting-edge journalist, true crime commentator, and relentless investigator. Howard passionately brings comprehensive and groundbreaking analysis to the most compelling mysteries of our time.

Dr. Phil McGraw, host of TVs #1 daytime talk show, Dr. Phil

Dylan Howard follows every intricate angle of a story and exposes the truth. As a former detective, I know firsthand the skills that make an exceptional investigator and Dylan has them in spades.

Bo Dietl, former NYPD homicide detective

MELISSA CRONIN

Melissa is one of the most talented, hardworking journalists Ive ever had the pleasure to work with.

Richard Johnson, Page Six, New York Post

Best investigative reporting on the Kardashian imperium.

James Wolcott, Vanity Fair

Melissa Cronin is one of the most talented investigative reporters in history. Her relentless pursuit of the truth has helped crack the most confounding mysteries of our time. Shes a starher work is just awe-inspiring.

Dibs Baer, former Executive Editor, In Touch magazine

JAMES ROBERSTON

James Robertson has spent the last three years fighting the FBI in court to release their Epstein files. His lawsuit may be the best hope for the public to find out what actually happened, and I am honored to represent him.

Dan Novack, First Amendment attorney

James Robertsons meteoric rise in tabloid and investigative journalism has been nothing short of spectacular. His refusal to give up on a storyno matter how impossible it may seem to crackis why hes one of the best and someone you can trust.

Dan Wootton, Executive Editor of The Sun

James Robertson is in a league of his own.

Matt Zimmerman, former Senior V.P., News & Entertainment Bookings at NBC News

PRAISE FOR THE PODCAST EPSTEIN: DEVIL IN THE DARKNESS

Epstein: Devil in the Darkness takes a deep dive into Jeffrey Epsteins crimes... not to be missed.

Daily Mail TV

Devil in the Darkness touts exclusive interviews with Epsteins cellmatewho witnessed his first suicide attemptand, his former chauffeur.

Vanity Fair

The twelve-part Epstein: Devil in the Darkness has certainly assembled some interesting contributors.... There is interesting insight into Epsteins inferiority complex, apparently caused by his failure to finish two separate degree courses, and his relationship with the heiress Ghislaine Maxwell.

Financial Times

Other books by Dylan Howard

Diana: Case Solved (2019)

Aaron Hernandezs Killing Fields (2019)

The Last Charles Manson Tapes: Evil Lives Beyond the Grave (2019)

Other Podcasts by the Authors

Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood

Fatal Voyage: Diana, Case Solved

The Killing of Marilyn Monroe

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CONTENTS

Ive known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. A lot of fun to be with. Hes even said to love beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.

Donald Trump, 2002

I was told Epstein belonged to intelligence and to leave it alone.

Alex Acosta, former US Attorney in Miami

AUTHORS NOTE

For investigative reporters, all too often the search for truth stops short before any satisfying conclusion. Leads turn cold and paths of inquiry hit dead ends. In the case of Jeffrey Epstein, even in death, the rabbit hole spirals ever downward, proving to be infinitesimally profound and complex.

Disturbing questions about the convicted pedophile first surfaced on a national scale back in 2008, when Epstein received a sentence of just eighteen months in prisonand that, with work releasefollowing the Palm Beach Police Departments discovery of more than thirty of his teen sex abuse victims.

Former US Labor Secretary Alex Acosta had helped prosecute Epstein at the time, and in the face of critiques, Acosta steadfastly insisted he had simply secured the best deal possible. But when pressed as to whether Epstein had scored a lighter sentence because he was a member of international intelligence, Acosta offered a non-denial denialin classic politician form.

This was a case that was brought by our office, it was brought based on the facts and I look at the reporting and others, I cant address it directly because of our guidelines, but I can tell you that a lot of reporting is going down rabbit holes, said Acosta.

Now, through the looking glass of a dogged and extraordinary investigation, we have discovered that the rabbit hole goes deeper than anyone ever could have expected. The world has known only half of the sordid saga that is the life and death of billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Until now.

Dead men like Epstein tell no tales, but we can. In this book, well tell a tale of sex victims, dead bodies, spies, death threats, and an international conspiracy the likes of which we have never seen before.

Everyone knows that Epstein used his mathematical genius and ruthless ambition to slither into high society, where he posed as a billionaire investor and charming philanthropist.

His mysterious riches, gaudy private jet, and impenetrable mansion fortresses allowed him to unleash his insatiable appetite for underage girls with impunity for decades. That is beyond dispute.

Now for the first time, however, this unprecedented examination sheds light on an even shadier side of Epsteins dark and twisted life, a story that traverses the globe from the White House, to Manhattan, through New Mexico, Palm Beach, Paris, the US Virgin Islands, and the Israeli Mossad, ending at the Kremlin in Russia.