“Behar approaches this towering mountain of material with rigor. . . . Madoff: The Final Word carefully explains complicated matters like the turned cheek of J.P. Morgan Chase, which Behar calls ‘a gluttonous hydra when it came to Bernie,’ and the trial of the Madoff Five. . . . Behar, too, seems determined to see Madoff’s humanity, and the tragedy of his family.”──The New York Times
“A savvy debut . . . Behar skillfully elucidates Madoff’s scheme. . . . Behar’s entertaining account shows how easily a sociopathic liar will be enabled by a greedy system.”──Publishers Weekly
“A penetrating account of the web of lies that won the late con man Bernie Madoff his billions . . . A well-written, swift-moving story of true crime and punishment.”──Kirkus Reviews