First published 2011
James B. Stewart investigates four major perjury cases that shook America. The bestselling author examines why Martha Stewart risked her empire by lying to investigators about stock trades worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. He reveals how White House adviser Lewis "Scooter" Libby became the fall guy in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal. Stewart shows how Barry Bonds chose to lie under oath about steroid use despite explicit warnings that perjury was his only legal risk. He exposes how Bernie Madoff evaded detection for years through repeated deceptions, becoming the sole defendant among the four to eventually admit his lies. Drawing on exclusive interviews with prosecutors like James Comey and Patrick Fitzgerald, Stewart argues that widespread lying under oath reflects a deeper moral crisis in American society.
Genres: american, political-science, crime, non-fiction, 21st-century, true-crime
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Period: 21st-Century
473 pages · Hardcover · Penguin Press