This gripping memoir by Barry T. Black offers an insider's view of many striking cases of the FBI's modern era – from the Branch Davidian standoff in Waco and the Oklahoma City bombing to 9/11's Ground Zero – providing a vivid, firsthand account of fraud, money laundering and the Bureau's war on terror.  Black, in his three decades of FBI service, highlights the diverse and critical responsibilities carried out by the world's premier law enforcement agency.