Angels of Death: Inside the Bikers' Global Crime Empire
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Angels of Death: Inside the Bikers' Global Crime Empire by William Marsden
The Hell's Angels leader, Sonny Barger, is toasted as an American legend, and the bikers work hard to promote their folk-hero image. But the facts tell another story. The Hell's Angels are America's major crime export. Their membership has spread to 25 countries including the UK, Australia and Holland, where they have inspired a violent subculture of biker gangs who traffick drugs and suppress any attempt to stop them. "Angels of Death" opens at the darkest moment of the Hell's Angels story, with the beheading of a woman at a chapter meeting. It tells the true story of the bikers, their crime empire and the attempt of the police to stop them - with only a few successes. With eyewitness accounts from police officers who have infiltrated the gangs and gang members who have turned informers, and undercover interviews with the bikers themselves, this is a chilling insight into the world's fastest growing crime empire. It also includes exclusive material from the leaders of the Hells Angels - Sonny Barger and George Christie - who have agreed to be interviewed for the book.
"* 'A true crime book that reads like a fiction thriller' - Canadian Press * 'An investigative tour-de-force.. a riveting look inside the most powerful organized crime syndicate in Canada' - The Edmonton Journal"
Julian Sher and William Marsden are investigative journalists, based in Canada. Their previous book, THE ROAD TO HELL (Knopf 2003) was a number one in Canada. It also won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best True Crime 2004 and was shortlisted for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340898307 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340898305 |
| Title | Angels of Death: Inside the Bikers' Global Crime Empire |
| Author | William Marsden |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2006-05-08 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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