The Killing Fields of East New York: The First Subprime Mortgage Scandal, a White-Collar Crime Spree, and the Collapse of an American Neighborhood by Stacy Horn

The Killing Fields of East New York: The First Subprime Mortgage Scandal, a White-Collar Crime Spree, and the Collapse of an American Neighborhood

Stacy Horn

352 pages first pub 2025 (editions)

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This book is ideal for readers who are drawn to meticulously researched exposés that unravel complex socio-economic crimes and their devastating impact on vulnerable communities, blending the suspense of true crime with sharp political critique.

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 In this groundbreaking work of investigative journalism and true crime, Stacy Horn sheds light on how the subprime mortgage scandal of the 1970s and a long history of white-collar crime slowly devastated East New York, a Brooklyn neighborhood tha...

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tense: 12%


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