For me, even though I often love nonfiction finance stories, this kind of detail was a little overwhelming. Stewart is a former editor of “The Wall Street Journal” and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for his articles on the insider trading scandal of 1987.

One feature of the book I really appreciated was that it spent a great deal of time discussing the prosecutorial strategies of the SEC and the US attorney's office, then headed by a pre-mayoral Rudy Giuliani. It certainly makes you wonder about the ethics in our society, but you are also forced to ask yourself if you were faced with a similar opportunity, how would you handle it. Michael Milken, the biggest catch in the sea of piranhas in Stewart's book, has managed to rebuild his character through money-infused and heavy-handed public relations tactics not unlike those he forged during his years as the Junk Bond King.Wall Street recklessness continues unabated today, and the major players of the scandal are out of jail following all-too-short prison terms, given the magnitude of their crimes.

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One can see in Den of Thieves that the Drexel company culture of "what's in it for me" triumphed over sacrifice for "the good of the company. He led the investigators to Martin Siegel, a Harvard graduate and respected investment banker, and Ivan Boesky, a Wall Street arbitrageur. Because of this, many of the servants and actors have to leave and find work elsewhere, including Cat. Still, it is amazing at the dollar values that were involved back then along with the hubris and shock when these dealings were exposed.