The Fbi Author:Quentin Reynolds This book for young people has a forward by J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the F.B.I. It was published by Landmark Books, Random House, New York with a copyright date of 1954. The book outlines how the F.B.I. works and details some of its famous cases. There are 12 black and white photographs inserted in the book. It has 180 pages.