Convictions: A Prosecutor's Battles Against Mafia Killers, Drug Kingpins, and Enron Thieves

Inside the Prosecutors Dilemma

After a brief brush with law John Kroger joins the Marines at age 17. Later with a degree in Philosophy, he goes to law school and then joins the Federal Prosecutor office in New York's Eastern District. There is tension between people and law. Tension between efficiency and procedure. Tension between defense and prosecution. Tension between right and wrong. Usually, I read books about defense attorneys or investigative journalist accounts of the courts and the obstacles to justice. I have been waiting for an inside view of the other side. I was sketpical at first but Kroger maps the job, obstacles, perks and traps that face an ethical person in a difficult job. Do ends justify means? Very interesting. To the point. Good background for each case. The details were just enough in my opinion. I lost a lot of sleep, prefering to read rather than rest. I wish there was another book about this side of the criminal justice system. Nancy Rhodes

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