5/5 ⭐ | Badges, Bad Guys & Busts: Untold Stories of a DEA Agent by Keith Leighton

Forget the action movies you see on TV, the busts and justice served to the bad guys on screen.  Author Keith Leighton’s book is the real deal! The grit, the grind, and the truth behind the scenes are on full display in “Badges, Bad Guys & Busts.” 

From the application process to crashing his government issued car on day one, testifying in London and a work trip to the Bahamas that almost went sideways, there is so much housed within the pages of this spectacular read.  I was constantly kept on my toes, story after story.  Leighton has led quite the life as a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent and he’s sharing it all in this debut.

I am no stranger to action, investigations, and busts.  I come from a family with a long history in law enforcement.  But, Leighton’s perspective, across decades of work, spanning several continents, and many drugs such as Marijuana, MDMA, Cocaine, and Heroin to name a few, is an impressive career and makes for a heck of a story.

Beginning his career in the Miami office, his work as a DEA Agent took him around the world, working with various government agencies, testifying in several high-profile cases, spending three years on assignment in Brussels, Belgium (during 9/11 nonetheless), and ultimately leading him to Ohio.  “Badges, Bad Guys & Busts” leaves nothing to the imagination as his impressive career is revealed within.

Readers will fly through the pages of Leighton’s career and see the DEA through experienced eyes.  “Badges, Bad Guys & Busts” showcases the nuanced nature of government work, the tedious detail that goes into investigations, and how even the most planned scenarios can go sideways.  Next time you think about turning on the latest TV crime drama, pick up this book instead, it is so much better!

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5/5 ⭐ | The K-Frost Caper by James Blakley

“What good is being rich, if you can’t enjoy it in this life?” – pg. 137.

Author James Blakley has crafted an action packed, fast-paced thriller in the melting pot of Miami.  From the very first page readers’ adrenaline will be pumping as Luna Nightcrow wraps up a deadly and exhilarating Talisman insurance fraud, immediately giving readers access to the type of work, dedication, and thrills such a job entails.

Luna Nightcrow is quickly reengaged for her next investigation as Charmed Life Mutual receives an application for a dead man.  Kelvin Frost reemerges two and a half years later, seeking more insurance after having drowned in Mobile, Alabama.  Accident or fraudulent deceit?  Luna is on the case as she makes for an excellent independent insurance investigator.  Off to Miami to get to the bottom of this, Luna is given free run of the city.  Stumbling into a bigger scheme afoot, Nightcrow is determined to unravel the murder, museums, and life insurance mayhem.

Blakley pens a fun and intriguing side to insurance fraud.  Taking something often thought of as mundane, life insurance, and creating an exciting, whirlwind of special agent proportions with his Luna Nightcrow character and her insurance investigations.  With a side of romance and courting, I loved the female perspective that was added to this read as Luna navigated her present-day life and the incompatibility with love and children that it poses. There were a lot of nuanced themes at play in this entertaining and exhilarating jaunt from Oklahoma to Miami.

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