The Private Investigator Handbook: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Protect Yourself, Get Justice, or Get Even

Good reference, though missing a lot.

Happened to meet the author passing through where I work and got chatting, and he mentioned he had written a book so I decided to track it down. It's an interesting read.

Good basic introduction to what private investigators do and how they do it. I bought the book for basic research and it served my purpose. This book covers fidelity cases (suspected cheating spouses and domestic partners) pretty heavily which is probably to be expected since that seems to be the sort of case private investigators get quite often. I wasn't really interested in that part of it, but there was a lot of interesting information on how private detectives collect information and build files on the people they investigate. One thing you learn quickly while reading this book is that the work of a private eye is not nearly as glamorous as has been depicted on television and in the movies. Of course, that's true of most things.

This book gets four stars because it's an entertaining guide. However, it serves more as a guide for amateurs who don't plan on doing any real investigative work. I was hoping for a handy guide that would outline investigative techniques for on-the-job training. This book is written well for anyone who isn't serious about investigating as a career option; for those who want to be private investigators, I would recommend Ahearn's "How to Disappear".

New condition, book not what I expected

Like I said You need a firm starting place, it can be a number of them but the more the easier it is to get all you need.So keys are a full name, not like TV a nick name, a full birth date, a city and state of birth, Social Security Number, Place of work, Dates of Work, Schools attended, Parents names,,,,You get the idea. If you are lucky you could start with a single key and get the world or you might need just one more key and one more . . . . Good Luck

Great book to be used with caution. In the chapter on surveillance he advises to help to disguise your surveillance vehicle you put on atag from another vehicle. No,no,no.if caught you may go to jail and your vehicle empounded.1 unregistered motor vehicle.,2miss use of tages3getting even on front cover doesn't sound benovelent soyou maybe charged with stalking if arrested with this book in your possession while surveying,no insurance,insurance mustmat tchh registration,check out and understand your States stalking lawsunlesssed you are a licensed p.I.

I realize this book was written in 2005, but it's horribly outdated. Forget the fact that there is no mention of smartphones or other more modern technology that can be helpful to a private investigator. I know, it was written over ten years ago, so some of that technology wasn't around, or was very new, so I can get past that.The first chapter talks about investigation methods people can use to see if their spouse is cheating. When I got to the point where it says, many female clients "have husbands who control their finances and only allow them a small allowance," I just closed the book and put it in the donate pile. That was after I went outside to make sure I wasn't somehow transported to Mayfield and living next door to the Cleavers in 1957.The author's "voice" sounds like a cliched gumshoe from 1930's PI movies. I'm sure there may be some information of value in this book, but if it's too annoying to read, I don't waste my time. Neither should you.

Good price, good book, new book, good read, on time.

look at this book. From getting yourself informed on procedures you should follow to get a case started in the right direction.

Good. I like it.

The book I received had a damaged spine and the back cover was bent. Not what I expected for the condition.