Master of deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the age of lies

Prologue: Blackmail

Part One: Nothing in this book matters until you care about communism : John Reed and revolution

The rise of J. Edgar Hoover: the first secret

"There will be bloodshed"

"We're going back to Russia

that's a free country"

Legal rights: Hoover vs. Louis Post. Part Two: The war of images : Clyde: the second secret

Public enemy number one: John Dillinger

The crisis of capitalism: the third secret. Part Three: The turning point: subversive activities : The secret assignment. Part Four: The fighting war : Great injustice

Hoover's war. Part Five: The war of shadows : The hope of the world

Tailgunner Joe. Part Six: The age of fear : Loyalty

No decency. Part Seven: The land of lies : The specter

The descent

COINTELPRO. Epilogue: master of deceit, then and now.