The last decades have been marked by the collapse of seemingly unshakable corporate giants such as Enron and WorldCom. Scandals and frauds in the world's largest companies, uncleanness and greed of their top management have already become a sign of the times and have had a devastating effect on both the global economy as a whole and the lives of ordinary citizens. Kurt Eichenwald, journalist of the New York Times, author of the acclaimed book about Enron "The Conspiracy of Fools," reveals to the reader the story of one of Wall Street's most notorious frauds - the story of the rise and fall of the powerful financial company Prudential-Bache Securities, which thousands of ordinary Americans entrusted with their money... and lost them. It is a fascinating and enlightening business thriller based entirely on true events, which are meticulously reconstructed by the author through hundreds of interviews, documents and witnesses.