“Masterful . . . Propulsive . . . Vivid. Benedict has constructed a sort of sports opera fueled by drama and emotion.”



—Chris Vognar
Los Angeles Times

"Deft and lyrical, Benedict slips inside, lowers the drawbridge, and waves us in to see the ramparts, towers, turrets, and castle keep where the Brady-Belichick-Kraft trinity ruled."



—Gary Smith
Sport Illustrated

"There is beauty and awe in this perfectly pitched biography . . . It has torque and velocity . . . It's a confident and substantial book that's nearly as sleek as a Christopher Nolan movie. It makes a sweet sound, like a well-struck golf ball. I found it exhilarating, depressing, tawdry, and moving in almost equal measure. It's a big American story."


—Dwight Garner
The New York Times

“A harrowing and occasionally uplifting journey—or literary trip—through recent history and across the country's most football-obsessed campuses.”


—The New York Times

“Completely gripping... Jeff Benedict manages to deliver the full literary experience of a medico-legal thriller in a work of nonfiction.”


—The New York Times

“A fascinating read.”

—Tom Brady

“Benedict pieces together a fascinating narrative, using e-mail messages, planning documents, interviews and personal diaries to produce a sordid account of ruthless local politicians working hand-in-medical-glove with big business to drive hard-working Americans from their homes.”


—The New York Times

“The book seems at times like a legal thriller, a psychological drama, a morality tale, and a scandal sheet.”


—The Hartford Courant

"An astonishing book."

—ABC News 20/20
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