REVIEWS OF ‘ANGELS OF DEATH’
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canada:
Montreal Gazette: “Gripping… a valuable contribution to crime writing saga”
Vancouver Province: "A brutal, bloody, revolting book -- and riveting"
Calgary Herald: "A fascinating ride into one of the world's most exclusive -- and deadly -- clubs."
Toronto Star: “An action-packed read”
Vancouver Sun: “An informative, well-written expose”
Globe and Mail: "An intense analysis of this evil empire as current and finely tuned as a newly minted Harley"
UNITED STATES:
Arizona Star: Life as a Hells Angel perilous for undercover cop
American Library Association: ‘An ace true crime saga’
united kingdom:
Daily Mail: Critic's choice: "Angels who do the Devil's work"
Daily Telegraph: The evil reputation of the Hells’ Angels is well-deserved
Australia
Herald Sun (Australia)
June 10, 2006
AN UNFLINCHING account in meticulous detail of the formation and global expansion of the Hell's Angels criminal empire. The subject seems to be an obsession with the two journalist authors; this is their second book on the gang. They convincingly portray the Angels as a highly organised crime operation on a par with the mafia and triads, and comprehensively dismiss as ludicrous the bikers' claim that it's a motorcycle enthusiasts' club tainted by a few bad apples in its ranks. A frightening expose.
In a word: grisly
The Courier Mail
July 8, 2006
MISUNDERSTOOD free-living motorcycle riders who like cruising in groups and prefer a life unbothered by meddlesome laws or highly organised criminal gangs, with a worldwide network ensuring the relatively smooth traffic of everything from stolen bikes to drugs to guns? This is at the core of this exhaustive study by Canadian-based investigative journalists Sher and Marsden as they dissect the inner world of the international Hells Angels organisation and its fellow travellers including, in Australia, such groups as the Gypsy Jokers, Finks and Black Uhlans among others … Sher and Marsden have delivered 454 pages of sometimes fascinating, enlightening work from the history of what would become the outlaw bikie gangs to today's highly sophisticated networks which rival the best international police units.
The Gold Coast Bulletin
June 24, 2006
A timely read given bikie gang news on the Gold Coast, this volume presents the Hells Angels as America's major crime export, with membership spreading to 25 countries, including Australia. Australian examples are included in details of a violent subculture and the willingness to do anything to maintain power. IN A WORD: Chilling