Book Review: “In the Secret Service”

Jerry Parr is considered to be the man who saved the life of President Ronald Reagan when the President was shot early in his time in Washington. This book is simply the autobiography of Parr.

The book reads simply enough, as Parr walks the reader through the major crossroads and events of his life, from childhood through a quite interesting life in the Secret Service. Parr helped protect leaders from both political parties, and also became acquainted with a few world leaders, so he has some interesting tales to tell. Of course, there is some obvious restraint in the stories, which the reader will have to understand is necessary, but the stories that are told are quite fascinating.

I had two reservations with the book. The first was because of a preconceived idea. I had thought the book would be more about the assassination attempt of Reagan, but that only serves as a small slice of the material. It doesn’t detract from the overall book, but the reader needs to know that the book is not about that event, but about the life of Parr.

The second reservation is about the second part of the book. Admittedly, it is much shorter than the first, but in it, Parr talks about his religious life since leaving the Secret Service. There is a lot of false doctrine in this section, but it still helps to see that this man has a religious bent.

Overall, history buffs will find this book an interesting read, and those in the ministry will probably find some good illustrations. It’s a quick and interesting book.

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Disclaimer: I received a free copy of In the Secret Service from Tyndale Blog Network in exchange for this review. I am not required to give a positive review.