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James Comey knows the politics of NY law enforcement. Now, he's writing about it

Former FBI director James Comey before testifying on Capitol Hill in 2018.

The new fiction novel Central Park West draws from James Comey's experience in the FBI and as a U.S attorney for the southern district of New York.

Who is he? A man of many titles.

  • You probably remember him as the seventh director of the FBI, who held that role from 2013 until 2017, when he was fired by former President Donald Trump.
  • Comey also spent the earlier part of his career working as a U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York, and

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