No More Tears is an unflinching investigative exposé of historical machinations and skullduggery from the Johnson & Johnson corporation, written by Gardiner Harris. Released 8th April 2025 by Penguin Random House, it's 464 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
This is another well written exposé about corporate skullduggery in the international pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. The author has arranged a rogues' gallery laundry list of dirty and underhanded deeds, from unethical marketing for consumer products and health and beauty items, to prescription drugs, medical devices, opiates, and mishandling during the covid epidemic. The book is scrupulously annotated throughout, and often shocking. Where there was market share to be won and profit to be made, J&J just Did. Not. Care. about ethics or safety, where they could get away with it.
The chapter notes are extensive and will provide readers with many hours of additional reading material. Although it's not academically rigorous and is written in layman accessible language, it is often drily factual and intentionally not written in inflammatory language. The straight, unadorned telling is even more chilling and direct. It's an effective technique.
Four and a half stars. The corporate culture and executives have a lot to answer for. The book would be an excellent choice for public or secondary/post-secondary school library acquisition, as well as for nonfiction readers.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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