J. EDGAR HOOVER: THE MAN AND THE SECRETS

This negative biography shows FBI Director Hoover as an efficient, eccentric bureaucrat whose achievements were primarily administrative and who descended frequently into paranoia and blackmail. Dick Estell is like a familiar old shoe; we hear him daily on NPR's "Radio Reader," and his crisp, deliberate articulation is ideal for a political biography such as this. With no need to inject characterization, Estell gives each fact the emphasis it needs; his deep voice is neither judgmental nor bland. If you buy unabridged, buy this one. D.W. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN 93]