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Book Review of In the Secret Service: The True Story of the Man Who Saved President Reagan's Life

In the Secret Service: The True Story of the Man Who Saved President Reagan's Life
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A factual, largely nonemotive book

This book is an autobiography that doesn't cover all of the author's life. It is not a quick intro and then straight into the account of saving President Reagan. And it is written in a mostly straightforward, matter of fact way. The chronology was easy to follow overall, which is sometimes not the case with autobiographies. I enjoyed the book - the insider's perspective of the Secret Service (at least as it was then) was interesting and different from other books I've read. The book is not particularly engaging, however, and I could have put it down without a burning desire to pick it up again to see what happened next. That's why I say this is an "average" book, but average doesn't mean it isn't worthwhile. Even though the conclusion felt unfinished, this book is still worth reading.