The FBI is
involved in almost every aspect of American life. From Watergate to Waco, from
congressional scandals to the takedown of Osama bin Laden, from Vince Foster's
death to the swap of Russian spies, The Secrets of the FBI, now in
paperback,presents headline-making disclosures about the most important
figures and events of our time.
THE
SECRETS OF THE FBI
By Ronald
Kessler
Based on his
unparalleled access to hundreds of current and former FBI agents, award-winning
journalist and New York Times bestselling author Ronald Kessler delivers a
treasure trove of revelations in THE SECRETS OF THE FBI, now available in
paperback.
Already a
hardcover bestseller, the paperback edition of THE SECRETS OF THE
FBI includes an explosive new epilogue with newsworthy
information involving the New York City Police Department and abuses of rights,
a timely topic and one sure to create controversy. Kessler discloses J. Edgar
Hoover's sexual orientation, what triggered Vince Foster's suicide, what
preceded Marilyn Monroe's death, and the real story of how the FBI caught spy
Robert Hanssen in its midst.
Kessler goes
behind the scenes at the FBI laboratory and training center and presents an
exclusive interview with FBI director Robert S. Mueller. For the first time, he
reveals how agents break into homes, offices, and embassies to plant bugging
devices without getting caught and shot as burglars. The narrative culminates
with the inside story of the FBI's involvement in the raid on bin Laden's
compound.
THE SECRETS OF THE
FBI discloses
the FBI's most closely guarded secrets and the secrets of celebrities,
politicians, and movie stars uncovered by agents during their investigations.
The book reveals:
* Robert F.
Kennedy secretly borrowed the personal car of the FBI agent in charge of the Los
Angeles field office to visit Marilyn Monroe just before she took her own
life.
* FBI agents
determined that an encounter with Hillary Clinton triggered Vince Foster's
suicide a week later.
* Russia tried
to include convicted spies Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames in the swap of
Russian spies arrested by the FBI and tried to contact Ames in
prison.
* After he was
killed, the FBI could not match Osama bin Laden's fingerprints.
* Contrary to
the portrayal in the movie Breach, it was FBI agent Mike Rochford who
uncovered fellow agent Robert Hanssen as a spy.
* FBI director
J. Edgar Hoover had a spousal relationship with his deputy, Clyde
Tolson.
* What the FBI
thinks about President Obama, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano,
and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr.
* When planting
bugs in the homes and offices of Mafia figures, spies, and terrorists, FBI
agents tranquilize dogs, stage fake traffic accidents, and instruct police to
stop occupants who try to return.
When it comes
to developing access to top players, uncovering secrets, and writing a vivid
tale, Ronald Kessler is without peer. As he did in his New York Times
bestseller In the President's Secret Service, Kessler penetrated a
wall of secrecy to write a book that is powerful and compelling.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Ronald Kessler
is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen nonfiction books,
including In the President's Secret
Service, The Terrorist Watch, Inside the White House, and
The CIA at War. A former Washington Post and Wall Street
Journal investigative reporter, Kessler has won seventeen journalism
awards.
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