Confessions of an Undercover Agent: Adventures, Close Calls, and the Toll of a Double Life (Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography)
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1496805208 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 268 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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He was an adjunct professor at the University of Mississippi and currently serves as an instructor in continuing legal education courses. . Charlie Spillers, Oxford, Mississippi, was an assistant US attorney for twenty-three years, which included volunteering and serving three tours in Iraq for the Department of Justice as the justice attaché for Iraq and as an attorney-advisor to the Iraqi High Tribunal
Confessions of an Undercover Agent will put the reader into the very mindset of an undercover officer. In a time when the police are getting a bad rap, he’s the kind of guy you want on the side of the law. To me, the most telling words on the book’s cover appear within its subtitle, ‘the toll of a double life.’ Spillers delivers with brilliant but painful introspection what living a double life of adventurous deception does to your own character. Charlie Spillers tells fascinating adventure stories unequalled in any other modern memoir I’ve read. “Confessions of an Undercover Agent stands on the author’s skill as an observer, his remarkable memory, and his ear for the conversation of criminals, told in long scenes with plenty of colorful dialogue. A great read.”Ace Atkins, New York Times bestselling author of The Forsaken and The Redeemers“Conf
"Worked with Charlie" according to Jim Kelly. I worked with Charlie for several years at MBN. I was around during many of the instances Charlie mentioned in his book. I can say that each one brings back memories of what I consider the special years at MBN. I've heard the early MBN agents described as the "wild bunch" and Charlie brings that out in his book. Imagine if you will working statewide many times alone, no radio, no surveillance officers to call if help is needed. Well that is how it was. MBN in the early days might be best described by the name of a painting that hung. An Inspiring True Story This book held me spellbound from the start. At first it was a little dry but it really set the hook in me about 1/An Inspiring True Story JRandyMyrick This book held me spellbound from the start. At first it was a little dry but it really set the hook in me about 1/4 a way into it. To see how dangerous and fast paced the action is. You really admire what police forces go through to apprehend dangerous criminals.. a way into it. To see how dangerous and fast paced the action is. You really admire what police forces go through to apprehend dangerous criminals.. Great read for the pool Amazon Customer Great book, easy reading and very entertaining.I met Mr Spillers at a book signing, and hard to believe that he was a UC agent with these wild adventures.
His abilities propelled him into years of undercover work inside drug trafficking rings. Working alone and often unarmed, he constantly attempted to walk the thin line between triumph and disaster. This true story of an ex-Marine who fought crime as an undercover cop, a narcotics agent, and finally a federal prosecutor spans a decade of crime fighting and narrow escapes. His final and perhaps most significant action in Baton Rouge was leading a battle against corruption in the police department itself.After Baton Rouge, he joined the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and for the next five years continued working undercover, from the Gulf Coast to Memphis; and from New Orleans to Houston, Texas. When on the hunt, his closest associates were safecrackers, prostitutes, and burglars. In this book, he shares his most intriguing exploits and exciting undercover stings, putting readers in the middle of the ac