Special Agent: My Life on the Front Lines as a Woman in the FBI
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (879 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786867078 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great Great. ldswoman said Worth the Money. I bought this book because I happened to see it on a library shelf and thumbed through it. I could hardly put it down, but it wasn't my local library, so I couldn't check it out that day. I was so intrigued by it I just clicked into Amazon.com and bought it immediately.It's written in a wonderful flowing style that takes you right into her world. I'm also in a similar occupation and have been doing it since 1989, so I related well to her problems. But it was more than that, it's just a plain good read. Roger Paulding said Good story. DeLong tells a good story, one you will not want to miss if you are interested in true crime and the FBI. Of course, she isn't Clarice Starling, but she comes damned close. While her story is not as exciting as Danny " No Heroes" Coulson, she was a woman fighting her way through a bunch of politically incorrect chauvinistic men [which is not to detract from their heroic efforts in the defense of their country]. Right on, DeLong!
An early practitioner of profiling, the analysis of crime data for what it reveals about the perpetrator, DeLong handled such ugly cases that she and her partner at one point were known as "the Gruesome Twosome." Her arrests included child molesters, rapists, and serial killers; among the book's useful features are her tips on what to do if you or your child is attacked. As well as chronicling a stream of fascinating (and often deeply disturbing) high-profile cases such as the Unabomber, DeLong's narrative portrays a changing FBI, now valuing the special perspective contributed by female and African American agents it once scorned. The bureau had only been accepting women for eight years when DeLong joined in 1980, and her training at Quantico included brutal harassment by instructors determ
2. She traces the unusual career path that led her to crime fighting, and recounts the incredible obstacles she faced as a woman and as a fledgling agent. She has tailed terrorists, gone undercover as a gangsters moll, and posed as the madam for a call-girl ring. Now for the first time she reveals the dangers and rewards of being a woman on the front lines of the worlds most powerful law enforcement agency. Melissa Ackerman kidnap/rape/murder, 1986Serial child killer Brian Dugan (Illinois). The Lecherous Landlord was the first and most significant Discrimination in Housing case in the history of the Chicago FBI. 3. F.A.L.N. 5. A remarkable portrait of courage and grace under fire, Special Agent offers a missing chapter to the annals of law enforcement and a dramatic and often funny portrait of an extraordinary woman who has dedicated her heart and soul to the crusade against crime.Candice DeLongs Top Cases: 1. 4. Undercover work on UNABOM, including an afternoon with Te