"In this monumental work - packed with fascinating, intimate details and brilliant reporting and written in the style of a novel - Talese portrays the secret society as they - and he - have lived it in the six years he traveled with the individuals who have so dominated the crime charts of crime-busting senators." Signature on a pastedown plate on half-title page. Stated first printing. Some chipping at spine head of dust jacket. Bottom edges of boards lightly rubbed.