For today’s research post, I thought I’d talk a bit about the FBI.
Oh, the FBI.
Monica Davenport (my heroine in DEADLY FEAR) is an FBI agent. Actually, all of my Deadly books revolve around a fictional unit in the FBI called the Serial Services Division (these agents track and apprehend serials). So, while my division might be fictional, I did want to incorporate real details about the life of an FBI agent into my stories.
Here are some things that I learned:
1. The FBI’s motto is: “Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity.”
2. At any given time, the FBI is looking for approximately “12,000 fugitives.” Yep, that’ a lot of fugitives.
3. Want to see the FBI’s ten most wanted fugitives? Here they are.
4. To become a special agent, you must be at least 23 years old.
5. Special agents undergo 20 week of “intensive training in Quantico.” Intensive!!!
6. Finally, the FBI does not actually have a job called “profiler”–but, lucky for me, I write fiction. So in my stories, they have profilers.
7. The FBI site says they have only investigated limited UFO claims. However, Fox Mulder would disagree with this statement–and so would I.
Want more FBI facts? Check out their site.
And what do you think of FBI agents in novels? Think they are depicted accurately? Think they are as awesome as Fox Mulder?
Happy 4th to those in the U.S.!!
Cynthia Eden
www.cynthiaeden.com
I’LL BE SLAYING YOU–Available 06/29/10 from Kensington Brava
DEADLY FEAR–Available 07/27/10 from Grand Central Publishing (Forever)
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