Den of Thieves

A number-one bestseller from coast to coast,Den of Thievestells, in masterfully reported detail, the full story of the insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase that finally brought them to justice. Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the biggest names on Wall Street -- Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine -- created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions, until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of America's most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice.Based on secret grand jury transcripts, interviews, and actual trading records, and containing explosive new revelations about Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky written especially for this paperback edition,Den of Thievesweaves all the facts into an unforgettable narrative -- a portrait of human nature, big business, and crime of unparalleled proportions.

James B. Stewart, front-page editor of The Wall Street Journal, is the author of The Partners and The Prosecutors. He was awarded the 1988 Pulitzer prize with Daniel Hertzberg for their stories on the 1987 stock market crash and the insider-trading scandal. He lives in New York City.