{"id":3597,"date":"2016-04-19T12:56:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T20:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/?p=3597"},"modified":"2016-04-19T12:59:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T20:59:54","slug":"retired-fbi-agents-first-novel-shows-it-is-not-only-our-enemies-who-betray-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/2016\/04\/19\/retired-fbi-agents-first-novel-shows-it-is-not-only-our-enemies-who-betray-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired FBI Agent\u2019s First Novel Shows It Is Not Only Our Enemies Who Betray Us . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

Press Office note: The whole book is based on a lie; this so-called FBI agent never infiltrated the ALF, but posed as an animal rights campaigner for a year or two before being called out by activists. That’s it. Fortunately, no activist\u00a0ever really suffered from her largely incompetent efforts, but she is no less the snitch.\u00a0Here is her\u00a0personal website, in case anyone is interested:\u00a0http:\/\/danaridenour.net\/index.html. She may live in\u00a0Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Retired FBI Special Agent (aka snitch) Dana Ridenour used her real life undercover experiences in writing \u201cBehind the Mask.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

News Article: Huffington Post<\/p>\n

Ever since Donnie Brasco, the story of the FBI agent who went undercover to infiltrate the American Mafia, America has not had a glimpse into the minds of undercover<\/a> operatives who work in our country every day.<\/p>\n

Now there is \u201cBehind the Mask<\/a>,\u201d by retired FBI agent Dana Ridenour<\/a>, a novel about FBI agent Lexie Montgomery, that will take readers into the Bureau\u2019s undercover program. Montgomery\u2019s first assignment is infiltrating a radical cell of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), an underground organization operating in splinter groups throughout Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

One of the mottos of the FBI undercover training program is \u2018you create relationships to betray them.\u2019 This becomes all too real as Montgomery becomes entrenched in the radical under world.<\/p>\n

Montgomery infiltrates the radical organization by befriending Savannah Riley, a new recruit.<\/p>\n

Savannah left the safety of her small southern town for the bright lights of the city. Pulled into the animal rights movement by her college roommate and a gorgeous anarchist, she sinks deeper and deeper into the dark, paranoid world of ALF extremists.<\/p>\n

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As the actions of her cell escalate beyond simple demonstrations and graffiti, Savannah turns to Lexie to keep her grounded. But as the two women grow closer and the FBI\u2019s case builds, Lexie is forced to decide what betrayal really means.<\/p>\n

The novel is exciting, thought provoking, and left me wondering what might happen next.<\/p>\n

When Dana Ridenour decided to publish her premiere novel, her manuscript had to go through a pre-publishing review process with the FBI to insure that she was not disclosing any trade secrets.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was held to a little different standard because of my affiliation with the FBI. For example, I was not allowed to use a photo of the FBI seal on the cover,\u201d Ridenour says.<\/p>\n

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Ridenour\u2019s mother inspired her to write.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe encouraged me to keep a journal when I became an FBI Agent. I started keeping a journal when I began working undercover. I was afraid the targets might find the journal, so I kept it hidden in the ceiling panels of my undercover apartment,\u201d says Ridenour.<\/p>\n

Those journals were a big part of formulating the novel\u2019s characters, as were her personal experiences undercover.<\/p>\n

\u201cUndercover agents have to learn to compartmentalize their emotions, which takes a little practice. When an agent is new to working undercover, it can be difficult to not get lost in the role. A good undercover agent relies on his or her contact agent to keep him or her grounded in reality. So, in a way Lexie (Montgomery) is based largely on my experiences as an FBI agent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To learn more about Ridenour or the read the book yourself, visit her website<\/a>, or author page on Amazon<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press Office note: The whole book is based on a lie; this so-called FBI agent never infiltrated the ALF, but posed as an animal rights campaigner for a year or two before being called out by activists. That’s it. Fortunately, no activist\u00a0ever really suffered from her largely incompetent efforts, but she is no less the … <\/p>\n

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