Washington Confidential (1951) turns the same unsparing tabloid eye on the US capital that Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer previously aimed at New York. The authors claim to expose gamblers, grifters, communists, and corrupt officials operating in the shadow of the White House — a sensational portrait of postwar Washington that caused a political firestorm on publication.
Whether read as social history, pulp journalism, or a period piece about Cold War paranoia, it remains a vivid document of its era. Download the free EPUB for a fast-moving trip through mid-century American scandal.