Angels of Death: Inside the Biker Gangs' Crime Empire

By William Marsden, Julian Sher, William Marsden

Book Overview

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 Curaao 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786717440
• ISBN13: 9780786717446
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

great book

the product was described excellent and the pricing was awesome thanks for a great transaction. The reading is great can't put the book down if you like these kind of book you'll enjoy this read.

the biker underworld

Avery interesting insight into the goings on of the hell angels. It made me change my mind about the image of them as has been portrayed in the movies.

Angels of Death

I bought this book for my boyfriend and he said he could not put it down - when I awoke the next day he was still in the living room reading!

Whole Lotta Violence

If you can't stomach blood and guts then don't read Angels of Death. The Hells Angels take no prisoners - men, women or children. THe fact that these guys fight each other with rockets is incredible. I agree with reviewer 'Alves', this story about Agent Dobyns only skims the surface. Can't wait until his full adventure is written.

Above reviews written by hangers-on

This book is meticulously researched by one of the leading experts on biker gang crime. Contrary to the reviews above, probably written by a couple of hangers-on hoping to score brownie points with the full-patchers, Sher tells it like it is. The exclusivity of the Hells Angels and the fact that all of the crimes are actually perpetrated by the hangers-on and associates, so that none of the full-patchers ever see jail time is what constitutes the threat. An excellent read for anyone who has ever wondered about the Angels.