April 1980 Issue [Books] The brethren’s clerks Download PDF Adjust Share The bureau of backbiting and recrimination by George V. Higgins, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Bob Woodward Book reviews Judicial ethics Law clerks Scott Armstrong Washington (D.C.) More from George V. Higgins TV puritans Who killed J.R.'s sex life? John O’Hara and his hounds The common scold Unlisted numbers Adjust Share