The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust - by Diana B. Henriques

This authoritative account by New York Times reporter Henriques dissects the largest Ponzi scheme in history, run by financier Bernie Madoff, which defrauded $65 billion and ruined thousands. Drawing on exclusive prison interviews, it probes Madoff's psychology, the SEC's failures, and victims' devastation, framing it as a cautionary tale on blind faith in financial wizards.