John Carreyrou books

John Carreyrou is an investigative journalist and author of Bad Blood, the book that exposed the Theranos fraud.

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John Carreyrou is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who spent most of his career at The Wall Street Journal. He is best known for his reporting on Theranos, the health technology company founded by Elizabeth Holmes that claimed to run hundreds of medical tests from a single drop of blood.

Carreyrou’s 2018 book Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup became a bestseller and is widely considered one of the best business books of its decade. The book traces how Holmes built a multi-billion-dollar company on technology that did not work, and how employees, investors, and patients were affected by the deception.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has John Carreyrou written?

John Carreyrou has written one books in one series.

What was John Carreyrou's first book?

John Carreyrou’s first book is Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, published in 2018.

What is Bad Blood about?

Bad Blood tells the story of Theranos, a Silicon Valley startup that claimed to have revolutionized blood testing but was actually built on fraudulent technology. Carreyrou broke the story as a reporter at The Wall Street Journal before expanding his investigation into this book.

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