This is an enjoyable, well-written story of author Ray Morrow’s life long wish to be an FBI agent from the time he was a kid, and how he strives for years to make that happen. You get to go along with Ray as he applies for different positions in the FBI and even works undercover in Chicago. You get to read all about it as he sets up the bad guys. If you like this kind of genre, you will probably like this book. I did for sure, I wanted to stay up all night to finish it. Ray seems like a super nice guy, someone you’d like to meet and have as a friend. Advanced electronic review copy was provided by NetGalley, author Ray Morrow, and the publisher.

Plot
We follow Ray Morrow and his dream from a young age to be an FBI agent.

Ending – Thumbs up or meh
Mixed. I want Book 2.

Book surmised in 5 words or less
A heart in mouth read.

A keep you up all night read?
Yes!

My thoughts
Thank you to Ray Morrow, BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
It is a tradition I think to ask a kid at primary school what they want to do when they grow up. For Ray Morrow, his dream was to join the FBI and this book follows that dream and his journey.

Mostly the book covers Ray’s first undercover role in the FBI, an investigation into police corruption.
I found this a fascinating and (heartstopping) scary read . The backstory and work that went into setting up the undercover operation was just fascinating. It would be boring if everything always went right and there were some bits in the book where I wanted to yell “oh no”.

As a fan of true crime, I enjoyed this book immensely.

I was sad to finish it. I would have liked more about Ray’s life after this undercover role finished but I guess that will follow in Book 2!

What will I take away from this book?
I have a boring day job!

A fascinating and very readable autobiography of Ray Morrow that takes you from him as a young boy avidly watching FBI agent Inspector Lewis Erskine on tv through to him becoming an FBI agent himself and his experiences on his very successful first undercover operation.

A large portion of the book takes you through the Cleveland Police undercover operation that Ray was heavily involved in, taking you right through to the prosecution of nearly 50 people, of which 30 were police officers. It's a fascinating account, explaining why and how the FBI do things the way they do but also a personal account of how Ray felt and how it affected his family life. I found myself regularly saying, just one more chapter.....

Highly recommended!

i really enjoyed this memoir, the stories were really interesting and I liked Mr. Morrow's writing style. I'm glad I was able to read this.

The real deal! What most people know about the FBI comes from novels, TV shows, and movies. However, with his memoir Ray Morrow shows you what it's really like to be an undercover FBI agent, including the personal sacrifices made by the agent's family and loved ones. This is the real deal. Outstanding book. Must read!

Broken Shield is part police procedural and part memoir but it reads like a novel. It's both entertaining and interesting.. Broken Shield is extremely well written; however. In my opinion, it needs a second edit for minor grammatical and punctuation errors.

Ray Morrow had wanted to be a Special Agent for the FBI Since childhood. His favorite television show had been an FBI procedural featuring Special Agent Bob Erskine. His high school and college education had been planned with that goal in mind.

After college graduation, it took a few years to win a job with the FBI. During that time he read Donnie Brasco by Joe Pistone. Ray decided that he absolutely had to go undercover.

Ray got his chance to go undercover in a case that, including trials, lasted almost four years. His undercover character operated a tee shirt printing company during the day, and ran an illegal casino during the evening hours.

Broken Shield is must read for all lovers of police procedurals.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received a free digital copy of this title for review.

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You follow Ray along from being a young boy wanting to be a police officer. To find his way by working for the FBI and then working his way through until finding an assignment where is taking down dirty police, he must go undercover this is his story. you get to follow along with a good book.