Shortlisted for BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2010.

Andrew Ross Sorkin pens what may be the definitive history of the banking crisis The Atlantic Monthly Andrew Ross Sorkin has written a fascinating, scene-by-scene saga of the eyeless trying to march the clueless through Great Depression II Tom Wolfe Sorkin has succeeded in writing the book of the crisis, with amazing levels of detail and access Reuters Sorkin can write. His storytelling makes Liar's Poker look like a children's book SNL Financial Too good to put down ... It is the story of the actors in the most extraordinary financial spectacle in 80 years, and it is told brilliantly ... It is hard to imagine them being this riveting Economist As close to a definitive account as we are likely to get Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times The most readable and exciting report of the events surrounding the Lehman collapse that we have seen ... impeccably sourced Edmund Conway, Daily Telegraph Surpassed its rivals with its depth, range of reporting and high quality analysis Stefan Stern, FT He has done a remarkable job in producing a lively account that will be hard for subsequent authors to beat Gillian Tett, FT The sense of being in the meeting rooms as hitherto all-conquering alpha male egos fight for their reputations, as their and our world judders, is palpable Chris Blackhurst, Evening Standard A superbly researched and sobering take on the events surrounding the meltdown on Wall Street Sam Mendes Compelling, novelistic and enormously thorough account Alison Roberts, Evening Standard A fine narrative drawn from interviews with the leading bankers and policymakers Oliver Kamm, The Times A riveting fly-on-the-wall account of the collapse of the Lehman Brothers and what comes afterwards Books of the Year recommendation, Economist

Andrew Ross Sorkin is the award-winning chief mergers and acquisitions reporter for the New York Times, a columnist, and assistant editor of business and finance news. He has won a Gerald Loeb Award, the highest honor in business journalism, and a Society of American Business Editors and Writers Award. In 2007, the World Economic Forum names him a Young Global Leader.