Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou - Non Fiction - Paperback

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Condition: New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781509868087
Publisher: Picador
Age Range: Adult (18+)

Overview
Bad Blood is John Carreyrou's Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into Theranos, the blood-testing startup once valued at over $9 billion before collapsing into one of the biggest corporate frauds in American history. This gripping true-crime business narrative follows founder Elizabeth Holmes from Silicon Valley darling to disgraced fraudster, exposing the culture of secrecy, intimidation, and deception that hid a technology which simply didn't work — with devastating consequences for real patients.

About the Book
In 2014, Elizabeth Holmes was celebrated as the next Steve Jobs: a charismatic Stanford dropout whose "unicorn" startup promised to revolutionise healthcare with a single drop of blood. Backed by high-profile investors and board members, Theranos raised hundreds of millions of dollars on the promise of miniaturised blood-testing devices that could run hundreds of tests instantly and cheaply. There was just one problem — the technology never reliably worked. John Carreyrou, the Wall Street Journal reporter who first broke the story, spent years piecing together the truth from nervous whistleblowers, former employees, and confidential documents, despite legal threats and aggressive intimidation from Theranos and its lawyers. The result is a meticulously reported, page-turning account of ambition curdling into fraud: faked demonstrations, doctored data, inaccurate results sent to real patients making real medical decisions, and a corporate culture built on fear and non-disclosure agreements. Bad Blood traces the full arc of the scandal, from Theranos's dazzling rise and $9 billion valuation to Holmes's eventual criminal conviction, and remains one of the defining case studies of Silicon Valley hype outrunning scientific reality.

• Written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who broke the Theranos story
• A gripping, thriller-paced narrative built on years of investigative reporting
• Essential case study for business, ethics, and journalism courses
• Explores the real-world medical consequences of corporate fraud
• Widely praised as one of the best business books of the decade
• Perfect gift for true-crime, business, and non-fiction readers

About the Author
John Carreyrou is an award-winning investigative journalist who spent nearly twenty years at The Wall Street Journal, where he shared in two Pulitzer Prizes. His reporting first exposed the gap between Theranos's public claims and its failing technology, triggering the company's collapse and Elizabeth Holmes's eventual fraud conviction. Bad Blood, his debut book, became an instant international bestseller and has been adapted for film and television, cementing Carreyrou's reputation as one of the foremost chroniclers of Silicon Valley excess and corporate deception.

Why You'll Love This True Crime Business Book
A masterclass in investigative journalism, Bad Blood reads like a thriller while delivering rigorous, fact-checked reporting — essential reading for anyone fascinated by startup culture, corporate fraud, or the darker side of ambition.

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