Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of The Secret Service by Carol Leonnig

The other day my husband and I were listening to our favorite podcast, "Smartless," when suddenly my Libby library app took hold of the controls. My phone started playing my audio book, rather than the podcast. Jeff heard a few sentences and then said , "Is that Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig?" And I said "Yes, it is. Do you know the book?" And he said he knew about it, but he just didn't think a book about the Secret Service would be my kind of book. "There is no romance," he said. However, he was mistaken. This is exactly my kind of book because it was not only recommended by my friend Page, but also each page is filled with high drama. Leonnig's book chronicles the history of the Secret Service in America, from the Kennedy assassination through the Obama and Trump administrations. The Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author does a deep dive into the organization designed to protect our presidents. Leonnig has been covering the Secret Service for the Washington Post for more than 10 years. The organization was formed in 1865, In response to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, but it became more of an elite squad after the death of President Kennedy. At its height, the Secret Service proudly thwarted the attempt on the life of Ronald Reagan. However, with time the reputation of the agency was plagued by a prostitution scandal, White House break-ins, a toxic work environment, and leadership issues. To capture the history and inner workings of the Secret Service, Leonnig interviewed former and current agents, making the narrative a book you cannot put down. To buy this book on Amazon click here.