I think a smarter resolution or a double bluff twist, as I had hoped for, might have bumped this higher for me but overall it was average in its genre. Perhaps it wouldn't be the specific scenario you'd guess but most definitely the overall outcome was predictable.Īside from that, the plot moves along at a good pace and the chapter lengths are at that perfect thriller/page-turner size so even if you don't love the whole story, you wouldn't be annoyed at the time invested in reading it because it is a speedy read. I was really hoping that the set-up for the twist was a double bluff because it felt so obvious but unfortunately it went in exactly the direction you'd expect. There's nothing original here that had me hooked but at the same time it was a quick read and I never felt bored despite having a fairly firm knowledge about what the twist would be. Lawyers for Holmes argued that she was being unfairly punished for running a business that failed, and that she made a good faith attempt to succeed before the company imploded.This is a fairly standard thriller. "Every day for the past years I have felt deep pain for what people went through because I failed them," Holmes said at the time. For instance, prosecutors showed that Holmes relied on altered third-party machines, not the company's own proprietary devices, to conduct blood tests, which were often riddled with inaccuracies.ĭuring the trial, Holmes expressed regret and said she wished she had operated the company differently. Last January, Holmes was convicted of fraud and conspiracy for duping investors about technology that she boasted would revolutionize how blood testing is performed by testing for hundreds of conditions with just a pinprick of blood.īut the technology never worked as promised.
District Judge Edward Davila, who presided over Holmes' trial, found that her appeal did not raise "substantial questions of law or fact," and that she should not be allowed to remain out on bail as she fights her conviction.īut Holmes' freedom is now in the hands of the Ninth Circuit. Technology Elizabeth Holmes verdict: Former Theranos CEO is found guilty on 4 countsĮarlier this month, U.S.
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