The Devil Wears Sneakers: Jeffrey Epstein’s predatory paradise in South Africa

‘It began with a seal – the pressurised thud of a private jet door clamping shut.

Then Epstein placed his hand between Juliette’s thighs . . . The three models were there. And they were laughing.’ The world thinks it’s starting to understand Jeffrey Epstein. His story has been told through a familiar lens – Manhattan wealth, private islands and powerful friends. But one dimension of his network has remained largely untouched: Africa.

In this book, seasoned journalist Hazel Friedman shares the harrowing stories of South African survivors Anna-Marie, Sasha and Shereen,* revealing Africa, and Cape Town’s modelling scene in particular, as both a site of business and a hunting ground for Epstein. But this is not solely a story of predation. It is also about healing. The Devil Wears Sneakers brings to life those Epstein tried to silence, as they insist on telling their stories on their own terms. *Pseudonyms.