Frank Figliuzzi

I like true crime stories. That is what drew me to this book. Stop. I will warn you that if you are looking to read this book so that you can read a lot of stories about the numerous murd@rs that truck drivers have committed, you will be disappointed. This book does feature a few of the famous stories but the stories are short only lasting a few pages.

This book is more of an investigative piece. While, I would have liked to have read a bit more about some of the true crime stories, I also did appreciate hearing from some of the victims, the organizations that help to stop human trafficking, and Mike. Mike is a long-haul truck driver and who Frank rode with for a week to see what life on the road is like for truck drivers.

As my husband is a truck driver but works in the logging industry driving truck in the mountains, I appreciated the commitment more that truck drivers do. I did laugh when I Mike spoke about learning to drive in Colorado during winter. I live in Colorado and driving the wintery roads in the mountains is the norm for him.… (mehr)

The FBI Way
This read like a sales pitch for the FBI and an autobiography but did contain some good content. The process involved in recruitment with a very high bar being required is phenomenal, as is how strict the FBI operates to its rules. It seems very overpowering to me to have so much rigidity, but I do like the intent of an organisation demanding internal excellence at all times. The Seven C's is at the heart of this book: Code, Conservancy, Clarity, Consequences, Connotation, Credibility, and Consistency… (mehr)