num_pages: 112
description: Presents the life and accomplishments of the law enforcement leader who transformed the Federal Bureau of Investigation, became a celebrity for tracking down well-known gangsters, and was notorious for keeping secret files on many public figures.
language: English
title: J. Edgar Hoover: Controversial Fbi Director
titlecomplete: J. Edgar Hoover: Controversial Fbi Director (Signature Lives)
characters: J. Edgar Hoover
genres: Biography
ratings_count: 5
series: Signature Lives
publisher: Compass Point Books