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　　Bestselling author James B. Stewart's newsbreaking

investigation of our era's most high-profile perjurers, revealing

the alarming extent of this national epidemic.

Our system of justice rests on a simple proposition: that

witnesses will raise their hands and tell the truth. In Tangled

Webs, James B. Stewart reveals in vivid detail the consequences of

the perjury epidemic that has swept our country, undermining the

very foundation of our courts.

With many prosecutors, investigators, and participants speaking

for the first time, Tangled Webs goes behind the scene of the

trials of media and homemaking entrepreneur Martha Stewart; top

White House political adviser Lewis "Scooter" Libby; home-run king

Barry Bonds; and Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff.

The saga of Martha Stewart's conviction captured the nation, but

until now no one has answered the most basic question: Why would

Stewart risk prison, put her entire empire in jeopardy, and lie

repeatedly to government investigators to save a few hundred

thousand dollars in stock gains? Moreover, how exactly was the

notoriously meticulous Stewart brought down?

Drawing on the accounts of then-deputy attorney general James

Comey and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, Stewart sheds new light

on the Libby investigation, making clear how far into the White

House the Valerie Plame CIA scandal extended, and why Libby took

the fall.

In San Francisco, Giants home-run king Barry Bonds faces trial

due to his testimony before a grand jury investigating the use of

illegal steroids in sports. Bonds was warned explicitly that the

only crime he faced was perjury. Stewart unlocks the story behind

the mounting evidence that he nonetheless lied under oath.

Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme is infamous, but less well known is

how he eluded detection for so long in the face of repeated

investigations. Of the four he is the only one who has admitted to

lying.

The perjury outbreak is symptomatic of a broader breakdown of

ethics in American life. It isn't just the judicial system that

relies on an honor code: Academia, business, medicine, and

government all depend on it. Tangled Webs explores the age-old

tensions between greed and justice, self-interest and public

interest, loyalty and duty. At a time when Americans seem hungry

for moral leadership and clarity, Tangled Webs reaffirms the

importance of truth.

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　　James B. Stewart is the author of Heart of a Soldier, the

bestselling Blind Eye and Blood Sport, and the blockbuster Den of

Thieves. A former Page One editor at The Wall Street Journal,

Stewart won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for his reporting on the stock

market crash and insider trading. He is a regular contributor to

SmartMoney and The New Yorker. He lives in New York.

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Bestselling author James B. Stewart's newsbreaking investigation of our era's most high-profile perjurers, revealing the alarming extent of this national epidemic.

Our system of justice rests on a simple proposition: that witnesses will raise their hands and tell the truth. In Tangled Webs , James B. Stewart reveals in vivid detail the consequences of the perjury epidemic that has swept our country, undermining the very foundation of our courts.

With many prosecutors, investigators, and participants speaking for the first time, Tangled Webs goes behind the scene of the trials of media and homemaking entrepreneur Martha Stewart; top White House political adviser Lewis "Scooter" Libby; home-run king Barry Bonds; and Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff.

The saga of Martha Stewart's conviction captured the nation, but until now no one has answered the most basic question: Why would Stewart risk prison, put her entire empire in jeopardy, and lie repeatedly to government investigators to save a few hundred thousand dollars in stock gains? Moreover, how exactly was the notoriously meticulous Stewart brought down?

Drawing on the accounts of then-deputy attorney general James Comey and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, Stewart sheds new light on the Libby investigation, making clear how far into the White House the Valerie Plame CIA scandal extended, and why Libby took the fall.

In San Francisco, Giants home-run king Barry Bonds faces trial due to his testimony before a grand jury investigating the use of illegal steroids in sports. Bonds was warned explicitly that the only crime he faced was perjury. Stewart unlocks the story behind the mounting evidence that he nonetheless lied under oath.

Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme is infamous, but less well known is how he eluded detection for so long in the face of repeated investigations. Of the four he is the only one who has admitted to lying.

The perjury outbreak is symptomatic of a broader breakdown of ethics in American life. It isn't just the judicial system that relies on an honor code: Academia, business, medicine, and government all depend on it. Tangled Webs explores the age-old tensions between greed and justice, self-interest and public interest, loyalty and duty. At a time when Americans seem hungry for moral leadership and clarity, Tangled Webs reaffirms the importance of truth.