Spoiling for a Fight

“A thoughtful and meticulously reported biography.”–“The New York Times Book Review” “Rich with anecdotes… . Thanks to Ms. Masters’s book, New Yorkers now have another piece of evidence to weigh as they decide whether or not such a man should govern their state.”–“The Wall Street Journal” ”[A] compelling, suspenseful and deeply reported book… . Brooke A. Masters gives a dramatic inside account of the fight between Spitzer and the titans of finance. It is journalistic storytelling in high form: smart, fluid and richly detailed.”–“Newsday” ”[A] detailed and searching account… The broad outlines of Spitzer’s battles … are well known, but Masters turns each into a short story, packed with moral tension and complexity.”–“Los Angeles Times Book Review”

Brooke A. Masters is a reporter for the Financial Times, where she covers the intersection of law and business. She was previously a staff writer for The Washington Post, where she reported on the financial services industry and white-collar crime. A graduate of Harvard University and the London School of Economics, she lives in Mamaroneck, New York, with her husband and two children.