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A woman named Cynthia Garcia is stabbed to death and dumped in the Arizona desert after partying at a Hells Angels clubhouse in Arizona; three bullet-ridden bodies of bikers turn up in a river in Holland; a retired policeman is killed when his car is bombed in Australia. Meanwhile, the world's most famous Hells Angel, Sonny Barger, is feted by the media on his global book tour. Angels of Death takes readers to Arizona, inside the biggest American police undercover operation to infiltrate the ... (show more)
A woman named Cynthia Garcia is stabbed to death and dumped in the Arizona desert after partying at a Hells Angels clubhouse in Arizona; three bullet-ridden bodies of bikers turn up in a river in Holland; a retired policeman is killed when his car is bombed in Australia. Meanwhile, the world's most famous Hells Angel, Sonny Barger, is feted by the media on his global book tour. Angels of Death takes readers to Arizona, inside the biggest American police undercover operation to infiltrate the bikers; to British Columbia, Canada, where wealthy bikers dominate the organized crime pyramid; to Australia where the "bikies" shoot-it-out with police; to Curaçao where terrorist organizations funnel drugs to Dutch bikers; and to the streets of Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki where a murderous biker war saw rocket attacks and bombs turn Scandinavia into a war zone. While the media has continued to toast the Hells Angel icon Sonny Barger as an American legend, the facts tell another story — they are America's major crime export. With an estimated 2,500 full-patch members in 25 countries, the Hells Angels have inspired a global subculture of biker gangs that are among the most feared and violent underworld players. (show less)
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An ok book. I read it over the course of a week and a half because I would really get sucked into some parts and struggle to work my way through others. Lots of true crime and biker violence one would expect from a book about the HA and other outlaw biker gangs.
The undercover operations and the chapters related to Jay Dobyns were pretty good (read Dobyn's book for his insight into Operation Black Biscuit), but I could have done without the international chapters on the Nordic Biker wars ... (show more)
An ok book. I read it over the course of a week and a half because I would really get sucked into some parts and struggle to work my way through others. Lots of true crime and biker violence one would expect from a book about the HA and other outlaw biker gangs.
The undercover operations and the chapters related to Jay Dobyns were pretty good (read Dobyn's book for his insight into Operation Black Biscuit), but I could have done without the international chapters on the Nordic Biker wars and whatever they are doing in the Netherlands.
One the the frustrating elements of the book was about how politics and infighting amongst the prosecutors and law enforcement lets most of these guys off the hook or with ridiculously minimal sentences. Makes for an interesting counterpoint after reading Barger's autobiography Hell's Angel.
Overall, a good book and decent read, but not the first book on the HA that I would recommend to others. (show less)
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A repetitive and boring recount of how much time and money the American Police Force has spent chasing the Hells Angels, gathering alot of intel but for various reasons failing to bring justice to the true criminals.
A few interesting tales in here and great to learn about the international operation, but I was really hoping for a faster paced book.
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