James B Stewart, who is a reporter and editor of The Wall Street Journal depicts the insider trading scandals in the United States during the 1980s. Stewart introduces four main players, Michael R. Milken, Ivan F. Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis B. Levine. This book contains two sections, the first, entitled, Above the Law, is an account of how crimes were committed, and second, The Chase, details how the criminals were brought to justice. Read it to know more about the greatest insider-trading scheme in America and how the exposure sent shock waves through corporate America. With stories of financiers, bankers and traders, read it for an extensive researched book into the corporate greed of the 1980s.