Not really journalism, but a cliffhanger–except everyone knows what’s going to happen when the train reaches the cliff. We uninitiated Wall Streeters merely thought Wall Street insiders were crooks–unfortunately, this article shows something far worse and a lot more scary: Wall Street insiders are actually graspingly stupid. And we just gave these people 700 billion dollars.

Through an engaging narrative, Lewis explains how the mortgage crisis occurred. Very well sourced, excellent writing.

The financial crisis told through stories of a handful of people in the financial world. Very long.

An excellent analysis from a journalist who was also part of the story itself

Yes, although it reads like a novel. (The author actually indicates that it may end up as an update to his first book, "Liar's Poker") . A lot of it is not sourced, but it is written from personal experience and is very detailed.