This book is written like Derrick is a friend it just flows. He teaches good communication, leadership skills, how to spot what motivates the people around you, and how to use that knowledge to everyone's advantage using stories from his life. He encourages the reader to keep your life in line, meaning stay fit, manage your financial future, analyze your strengths improve on them and listen to your inner voice. I think I have a good read on people but learned so much more from Derrick. I really enjoyed this book it reads quickly and is well written. My kids (32 & 30) are now reading it and I've had a few calls from them talking about things they hadn't thought of before. This really is full of information you can use in everyday life. So I give it 5+ stars. Great job Derrick

"The Undercover Edge" is an advice book about how to succeed in life using techniques the author learned as a police officer and through adversity in his life. It's written in an encouraging, easy-to-read and -understand way. Basically, he teaches good communication, leadership skills, how to spot what motivates the people around you, and how to use that knowledge to everyone's advantage. He used examples from his life and fictional business-world scenarios to illustrate his points. Overall, I'd recommend this book to people who want to be more proactive in achieving their goals.

He started by encouraging the reader to analyze your own strengths and weaknesses and to set goals and achieve them through smaller steps. He explained the advantages of "profiling" the people around you. He gave general advice about staying healthy, creating financial stability, and developing relationships. He talked about how to effectively listen to others and to watch their body language. He gave leadership and management advice and talked about visualization techniques, growing through adversity, and the importance of having good mentors/roll models.