Nicole Weisensee Egan - Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad

Egans harrowing, meticulously reported book reveals how, for half a century, one of our most respected, most beloved entertainers got away with brazenly drugging and raping more than sixty women, abetted by prominent figures in law enforcement, the news media, and Hollywood. Although Cosby seemed to believe he was untouchable, Egan documents how he was eventually brought to justice by dogged prosecutors, some very courageous women, and the #MeToo movement.

Jon Krakauer, New York Times bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, Under the Banner of Heaven, and Where Men Win Glory

Veteran crime writer Nicki Weisensee Egan takes apart one of the first great cases of the #MeToo era with finesse and ace reporting. She brings years of up-close reportage on the Cosby case, plus dozens of new interviews with accusers and back room accounts of the endless court battles, to expose the secret life of Americas Dad, a premeditated sex predator and the trail of private wreckage he inflicted for decades.

Nina Burleigh, national politics correspondent at Newsweek and New York Times bestselling author of Golden Handcuffs: The Secret History of Trumps Women

Chasing Cosby is the definitive account of a case that is a turning point in the law of sexual assault. It reads like a novelbut its lessons are very real.

Susan Estrich, professor of law at the University of Southern California, nationally syndicated op-ed columnist, and bestselling author of Sex and Power

Nicole Weisensee Egans powerful, personal account of the Cosby case is a perfect cautionary tale for our time. In the middle of the #MeToo movement, this riveting look at the shattered nice-guy facade of a man once dubbed Americas Dad unearths a greater truth: that the celebrities and leaders we exalt on TV (and elsewhere) are not always the people we want them to be; and sometimes the truth one finds behind the curtain of a public persona is much darker than we ever want to believe.

Mark Dagostino, New York Times bestselling co-author of Accused: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and the Strength to Forgive

The power of Chasing Cosby flows from Nicole Weisensee Egans steadfast resolve to ascertain the truth. Her dogged reporting and deft storytelling paints a worthy portrait of those who suffered at the hands of Americas Dad. Egans work reminds us of the great price our society pays when fame protects the mighty, and what it means to not be believed.

Chelsia Rose Marcius, author of Wild Escape: The Prison Break from Dannemora and TheManhunt that Captured America

You might think you know the story of Bill Cosbys downfall. But until youve read investigative journalist Nicole Weisensee Egans book, you dont know the whole story. Reporting on the case for more than a decade, Egan takes readers on a riveting journey documenting how numerous women came forward with horrific accounts of abuse leading to Cosbys arrest and ultimate conviction. The book is incredibly researched, compellingly written, and a must-read for anyone who followed the Cosby case or who wants to know the insider account of the unbelievable true story.

Shanna Hogan, New York Times bestselling author of Picture Perfect

FOR THE COSBY SURVIVORS