Contains primary source material. First ed. published as: The brother : the untold story of atomic spy David Greenglass and how he sent his sister, Ethel Rosenberg, to the electric chair. New York : Random House, c2001.

The brother of death -- The house on Sheriff Street -- Ethel and Julius -- Drafted -- Mail call -- The replacement -- Los Alamos -- The go-between -- Route 66 -- I spy -- Espionage 101 -- Moscow gold -- Little Boy and Fat Man -- Diamonds -- Blackmail -- Venona -- Liberal -- The bomb -- Shmel -- What did you do in the war? -- "Red hot" -- The first confession -- The formula -- Mr. Cooperation -- A lever -- Talking the talk -- Trial and error -- The gamble -- The defense -- Death by electrocution -- Sing Sing -- Relativity -- Blindman's buff -- Lewisburg -- The search for David Greenglass -- The final confession -- The final chapter.