A review by jeanetteelise
Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart

Absolutely riveting account of a major insider trading ring in the '80s. I'd only heard bits and pieces about it in the past. Although the book is fairly old, it reads very fresh. Greed in finance is an evergreen topic of course. What I liked the most was the examination into the "why" of insider trading. What motivates each player to give into the temptation. Some it was greed. Others were trying to keep up with the Jones'. But with Milken, I never quite understood his motivation. He was brilliant and making huge money before going to the dark side. Perhaps he truly believes he did nothing wrong. (Based on the Amazon reviews, it looks like a lot of people think he was innocent too.)

Highly recommend. Great reader for the audio edition too.