Puppetmaster: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover

Unabridged
Author: Richard Hack
Narrator: Dan Cashman
Genres: Biographies
Publisher: New Millennium Audio
Date: March 2004
Length: 13 hours
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Contrasts the law enforcement achievements of America's one-time most powerful lawman with the hidden secrets of Hoover's private life--which included a series of sexual indiscretions, criminal behavior, and a long-time alliance with the Mafia--based on recently discovered files, personal documents, FBI memos, and State Department archives. Simultaneous.

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Great read, but is the FBI totally corrupt and incompetent?

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Great read, but is the FBI totally corrupt and incompetent?

Written by Anonymous on August 7th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

The book was great. I really appreciate the author's research into the dirty linen of Hoover and the FBI. He even contrasts his findings with earlier efforts that did not penetrate the shield of the Bureau. However, the book does reinforce the current press image of the FBI as a band of Keystone Cops, ineffective and even corrupt. While the newspapers now are dredging up the case of the FBI framing of four men for murder to protect one of their informants, at least they appear to have stopped short of murder themselves--unlike the CIA. Surely they have done something right. Couldn't he have put in a few positive accomplishments for the appearance of balance?

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Great read, but is the FBI totally corrupt and incompetent?

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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