What started out as an investigation into one incident involving wealth and power quickly expanded to involve even more players across revered institutions and levels of government. The corruption, layers of cover up and indifference or malicious disregard of multiple crimes over several years is troubling. It's astounding that the team of journalists at the LA Times (including the author) were able to pursue and ultimately publish most of the truth given all the obstacles and barriers they encountered.
Initially I thought the book was about Carmen Puliafito and what was uncovered about his hidden life that led to his fall (that, in and of itself, could be another book!). But the early parts of the book were heavy on the journalistic process and the way Paul Pringle pursued the story making it clear that ultimately this book is about the scope of the corruption that tried to protect people in power and from prominent institutions like the University of Southern California and the LA Times. What a fascinating account of the ways wealth and power exercise their influence on stories that get told or that get buried.
Many thanks to Bookish First and Celadon Books for sending a copy of Bad City.
Initially I thought the book was about Carmen Puliafito and what was uncovered about his hidden life that led to his fall (that, in and of itself, could be another book!). But the early parts of the book were heavy on the journalistic process and the way Paul Pringle pursued the story making it clear that ultimately this book is about the scope of the corruption that tried to protect people in power and from prominent institutions like the University of Southern California and the LA Times. What a fascinating account of the ways wealth and power exercise their influence on stories that get told or that get buried.
Many thanks to Bookish First and Celadon Books for sending a copy of Bad City.