“The Secrets of the FBI” is the second audio book by Ronald Kessler that I’ve listened to. Â I enjoyed it much more than “In the President’s Secret Service“. Â This one covers the history of the FBI in much more detail, and provides both insider’s perspective and a bird’s eye view of how the FBI was created, evolved and got the where it is now.
One thing that I found very interesting was how much an impact each of the directors had on the development of the FBI, and how different these were. Â Also, descriptions of technology evolution in the FBI were particularly interesting to me. Â The state of the computeres by the 9/11 was especially depressing. Â I nearly couldn’t believe what I was hearing…
Overall, I’d recommend this book to anyone interested in law enforcement history, government projects, and special tactical units.