The Bureau: Inside the Modern FBI

by Diarmuid Jeffreys

A behind-the-scenes look at the FBI in its post-J. Edgar Hoover years, shows how the most sophisticated law enforcement agency meets the ever more difficult demands of keeping up with crime in modern society

Genres: Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was published in 1994, so, of course, some of it has been overtaken by events.

That said, it is a well written, well researched survey of the FBI's history and activities up to that time. The chapters on La Cosa Nostra, Waco, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing are particularly absorbing.

[Courtney Skelton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointingly vague. Although there were some parts of the book that shed some light on the inner workings of the FBI, too much of it left me wondering what I had just read. Especially the section on political spies. That left me totally bewildered. The highlight was the open and honest accounts of the Waco standoff. Other than that, it was not worth reading. Hard pass recommended.

[Keith · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s been amazing reading this with hindsight, especially after 9/11 and all the technological advances in crime and crime fighting since this was written.