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The Last Undercover: The True Story of an FBI Agent's Dangerous Dance with Evil | 
 enlarge | Author: Bob Hamer
Publisher: Center Street
Category: Book
List Price: $23.99
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 21950
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 6.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 1599951010
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.1536
EAN: 9781599951010
ASIN: 1599951010
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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Condition: hassmall bend on back top corner
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Bob Hamer is a 26-year veteran of the FBI. In undercover operations Hamer posed as everything from a drug dealer to an aging pedophile. His last undercover assignment-and his hardest-was infiltrating NAMBLA, the North American Man/Boy Love Association. Now, looking back on a career rich in the kind of action that makes for great cinema, Bob tells us of the challenges he endured and overcame as he stared the dark side of humanity in the face-and never blinked. It is rare for an agent to serve undercover long-term, but he made a career out of a job that can completely consume and destroy a man. Remarkably, through all of this Bob found a way to remain true to his faith, and always put his family before his work. (2008)
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 Amazing & Horrifying Account by an Undercover Agent November 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The author presents the results of a number of his undercover investigations as an FBI undercover agent. Most to the book recounts his efforts to and eventually infiltrating the North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA). I had heard of this perverted "club" before; but Mr. Hamer provides graphic details of the members' psychopathic attractions to young boys. Mr. Hamer recounts various snippets from his other undercover assignments, and I would have liked more details on his less sordid experiences. If you are able to stomach a discussion of NAMBLA's history, it makes incredible reading.
The Last Undercover, Review by FBI Associate November 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bob Hamer and I were both assigned to the L.A. office of the FBI for several years during which Bob enjoyed the reputation of being the consummate undercover agent. Regardless of the case, the challenges, or the risk, Bob was always ready and willing to assist in a UC capacity if needed. "The Last Undercover, The True Story of an FBI Agent's Dangerous Dance with Evil", leaves no doubt of Bob's ability and commitment to the FBI's UC program. Interspersed with his detailed narrative of burrowing into the underground leadership of the NAMBLA, are his many other fascinating undercover assignments involving violent drug dealers, murders for hire, gun running, and sexual perverts. After reading about the "world's premier body modification expert" in his Rub-A-Dub-Dub case, I called Bob to personally thank him for pulling this perverted maniac off the street. If you ever wondered what it is like to work as a federal undercover agent--this is the only book you need to read.
 the last undercover agent November 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The first part of the book was good. It then slowed way down and was hard to finish.
Invaluable insight into the criminal mind October 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hamer is a surprisingly talented author. His prose is personal, the imagery vivid. Readers will feel as though they are viewing episodes of "Cops" during the action sequences, and experience the same gut churning conflict and disgust as Hamer encourages criminal confessions from pedophiles and pederasts. The combination of tense action-filled scenes, careful strategizing and andrenaline create an irresistible read. I gobbled up Hamer's story in a single 24 hour period - once started it was impossible to stop.
These vivid scenes are dotted with matter of fact observations concerning quantities and types of drugs dealt, prices of stolen goods and confessions from boy lovers amongst others. As an agent confronted with such details on a daily basis a clinical approach to such details is likely a coping mechanism, and serves as such for readers during disturbing passages.
Hamer's experiences as an attorney in the Navy prior to his recruitment by the FBI combined with his undercover experiences add to readers' understanding of the difficulties faced when seeking a conviction. The dance Hamer engages his targets in is far more intricate than setting the scene and pouncing in most cases. Careful, patient work is required to collect and assemble the evidence required for successful sentencing. Caution must be exercised to avoid the dismissal of cases under charges of entrapment or negligence.
While Hamer includes specific details and acts that the criminals confess to, he manages to present the horrific details without becoming needlessly explicit. However, the terms used and acts described place this title squarely in the realm of adult reading. This isn't an appropriate title for teenagers, and even some adults will be unable to deal with the difficult subject matter.
I strongly recommend that all parents and grandparents read this work to familiarize themselves as much as is possible with the mindset of child molesters. Though it is difficult to understand this way of thinking, Hamer skillfully describes the frightening philosophies and techniques of these men. Perhaps the most terrifying is their insistence that their actions are not wrong, that they are simply seeking to liberate children sexually; freeing them to participate in `consensual' sexual activity at any age with any partner.
These are psychologists, special education teachers, ministers, dentists and others whom many would consider trustworthy, upstanding members of society. As parents we must exercise the utmost caution in order to avoid and detect any victimization of our children. Thank God for men like Bob Hamer who risk life, limb and sanity to step into the darkest places to bring dangerous criminals to justice.
True Story of An Undercover FBI Agent Who Worked The Darkest Corners Of Society October 26, 2008
Author Bob Hamer is a veteran FBI agent who spent most of his career working deep undercover. This book is disturbing and some parts are very difficult to read, especially when Hamer was involved in befriending child predators so that the FBI could build a case against them. He had to stay calm and focused even when his new buddies visited a Toys R Us store to stare at little boys and fantasize out loud about what they wanted to do to them.
In the rest of the book, most of which is easier to read and less disturbing, Hamer takes the reader through a variety of fascinating cases that he encountered during his 26 years with the FBI. I highly recommend this book to any reader interested in law enforcement and police work.
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