"A straightforward, suspenseful, and completely absorbing tale that will leave you cheering at the end." —San Francisco Chronicle

“Jerry Stern's classic work provides readers with tremendous insight into the causes of the disaster.... It is powerful, troubling, and uplifting.” —From the foreword by President Bill Clinton

“A shocking, timely book.” —The New York Times Book Review

“A fascinating tale of how investigative lawyers work, intermingled with sympathetic portraits of the survivors of the disaster.” —Chicago Tribune

“Fascinating reading.... An inside look at a history-making case.” —The Boston Globe

GERALD M. STERN is a Counselmen at Phillips & Cohen LLP, a practice is devoted exclusively to representing whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuits. He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School before beginning his legal career in Washington.