FDR Drive, James Comey
FDR Drive, James Comey
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FDR Drive

Author: James Comey

Series: Nora Carleton

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 10 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/20/2025


Synopsis

After a stint in the private sector, working at the largest hedge fund in the world, Nora Carleton has returned to her former role as a New York City federal prosecutor. And she's arrived just in time to face one of the most dangerous domestic terror attacks in the history of the city.

A threat is building in the city, with far right extremism powered by internet demagogues and funded by shadowy organizations. Together with legendary investigator Benny Dugan and aided by colleagues at the FBI, Nora builds a case against the key players in this burgeoning movement, arguing before a jury that some speech is actually a deadly crime. But the menace taking root is far bigger than any courtroom, and as the militants target an upcoming United Nations rally, Nora and her team must race to disrupt the plans and minimize casualties.

At once a fast-paced legal thriller and a close look at the very real perils of political extremism, FDR Drive harnesses former FBI director James Comey's life experience to tell an authentic and compelling narrative that listeners won't soon forget.

About James Comey

James Comey served as the seventh Director of the FBI, from 2013 until May 9, 2017, when he was fired by Donald Trump. A Yonkers, New York native, Jim Comey attended the College of William and Mary and the University of Chicago Law School. After law school, Comey returned to New York and joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. There, he took on numerous crimes, most notably organized crime in the case of the United States v. John Gambino, et al. Afterwards, Comey became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, where he handled the high-profile case that followed the 1996 terrorist attack on the U.S. military’s Khobar Towers in Khobar, Saudi Arabia.Comey returned to New York after 9/11 to become the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. At the end of 2003, he was tapped to be the Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ) under then-U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and moved to the Washington, D.C. area.Comey left DOJ in 2005 to serve as General Counsel and Senior Vice President at defense contractor Lockheed Martin. Five years later, he joined Bridgewater Associates, a Connecticut-based investment fund, as its General Counsel. In early 2013, Comey became a Lecturer in Law, a Senior Research Scholar, and Hertog Fellow in National Security Law at Columbia Law School.After he was fired as FBI Director, Comey held the King Lecture Chair in Public Policy at Howard University for 2017-18 and served as a Distinguished Lecturer in Public Policy at William and Mary for 2018-2019. In September 2020, his first book, "A Higher Loyalty," was made into a Showtime limited series, "The Comey Rule."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mandy on April 12, 2025

Nora and Benny are back! i am really enjoying this crime/ legal thriller series from former FBI director James Comey. With his insight into the dark side of the criminal justice system, this is an eye opening, riveting story that kept me glued to the pages. FDR Drive is a ripped from the headlines s......more

Goodreads review by Siegrist on March 22, 2025

This is the third Nora Carlton book and I was excited to read it. In this one the criminal is a an extremist podcaster and this felt apt and not a little scary. These are such well paced books - I read it in a sitting - but I also love the writing. The setting is great and the dialogue really brings......more

Goodreads review by June on January 01, 2026

I wanted to love this book because I have great admiration for James Comey. However, the book failed to hold my interest. On the plus side, the concept was a good one, and timely. Also on the plus side was the insight into the workings of the FBI, and the fact that the book had a satisfactory ending......more

Goodreads review by Louisa on October 25, 2025

Well, that was an experience! In light of James Comey’s recent arrest and indictment, I grabbed this when I saw it on the new materials shelf at the library. The reading experience was even better than expected. Comey shows his intelligence as an author by doling out clues and hints like breadcrumbs......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on October 07, 2025

Have enjoyed this series. Recommend for fans of legal thrillers with some political leaning and criminal/procedural police work.......more