Rosemary Dew

Interesting autobiographical book about a woman's experiences in the FBI. Unfortunately not as satisfying as I had hoped. The book was something of an exposé, focusing on the institutional sexism, and the incompetence and inflexibility that leads to it, but the anecdotes tend to peter out, leaving little by way of a narrative arc. I suspect part of this is due to how much she is allowed to reveal about actual cases, it did mean that the book never really got going. While it was interesting, particularly about the history and culture of the FBI, it never became compelling. I think it really needed some better editing (or ghost writer). All that said, I have a lot of respect for Rosemary Dew - I just wish that there was a better book recounting her impressive and difficult career in the FBI.
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