Riding with Evil: Taking Down the Notorious Pagan Motorcycle Gang

Riding with Evil: Taking Down the Notorious Pagan Motorcycle Gang

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  • Create Date:2022-03-21 00:19:36
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
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  • Author:Ken Croke
  • ISBN:0063092409
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Summary

Sons of Anarchy meets The Departed in this fast-paced, high-wire act memoir from former ATF agent Ken Croke, the first federal agent in history to go undercover and successfully infiltrate the infamous—and infamously violent—Pagan Motorcycle Club, a white supremacist biker gang。

Longtime ATF agent Ken Croke had earned the right to coast to the end of a storied career, having routinely gone undercover to apprehend white supremacists, gun runners, and gang members。 But after a chance encounter with an associate of the Pagan Motorcycle Gang created an opening, he transformed himself into “Slam,” a monstrous, axe-handle wielding enforcer whose duty was to protect the leadership “mother club” at all costs。 He befriended the club’s most violent and criminally insane members and lived among them for two years, covertly building a case that would eventually take down the top members of the gang in a massive federal prosecution, even as he risked his marriage, his sanity, and his life。 With today’s law enforcement largely moving toward the comparative safety of cyber operations, it became one of the last of its kind, a masterclass in old school tactics that marked Croke as a dying breed of undercover agent and became legendary in law enforcement。

Now for the first time, Croke tells the story of his terrifying undercover life in the Pagans—the unspeakable violence, extremism, drugs, and disgusting rituals。 Written with bestselling crime writer Dave Wedge and utilizing the exclusive cooperation of those who lived the case with him, as well as thousands of pages of court files and hours of surveillance tapes and photos, Croke delivers a frightening, nail-biting account of the secretive and brutal biker underworld。

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Reviews

Erin

Wow! This was an incredible read that had me hooked from the very beginning。 And I'm definitely not ashamed to say that I finished reading this in less than one day。 The story was captivating and it almost felt like I was watching a crime TV series! A very enjoyable, surprising read。 Wow! This was an incredible read that had me hooked from the very beginning。 And I'm definitely not ashamed to say that I finished reading this in less than one day。 The story was captivating and it almost felt like I was watching a crime TV series! A very enjoyable, surprising read。 。。。more

Thomas Lennek

I won this on Goodreads, hardcopy delivered 2/23。 This fast paced memoir reads like a thriller。 It starts fast and relentlessly tracks through author Ken Croke's undercover efforts to infiltrate the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang。 There are four main themes in the book, 1- what the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs do, how they operate。 2- How undercover works -maintaining "operating cover" while dealing with violent, frequently drunk and/or drugged-up bikers on a daily basis, gathering criminal evidence ( I won this on Goodreads, hardcopy delivered 2/23。 This fast paced memoir reads like a thriller。 It starts fast and relentlessly tracks through author Ken Croke's undercover efforts to infiltrate the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang。 There are four main themes in the book, 1- what the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs do, how they operate。 2- How undercover works -maintaining "operating cover" while dealing with violent, frequently drunk and/or drugged-up bikers on a daily basis, gathering criminal evidence (admissible in court) and perform as a gang member。 3-Juggling personal life - infrequently seeing his wife and three daughters and the stressors that generates。 4-Dealing with Local, State and Federal Law Enforcement Bureaucracies (ATF management changes put the undercover agent's safety at risk as Careerist ticket punchers (my term) replaced experienced operators。 Politically minded attorneys added spice to the effort。 Read this book if you want to discover what undercover law enforcement members perform to keep the public safe。 。。。more

Chris

Thank you for the free, hardcover copy of Riding with Evil。 Wow, without a doubt one of the most, if not the most, exciting book I have ever read。 To know that the events here are true and that Ken Croke made it out is simply astonishing。 The book is expertly written without ever slowing down。 The tension amazingly builds throughout the novel, as if the plot were fictional。 David Wedge framed Ken's story so amazingly (what gushing adjective have I not used yet。。。?) that I felt like I was inside Thank you for the free, hardcover copy of Riding with Evil。 Wow, without a doubt one of the most, if not the most, exciting book I have ever read。 To know that the events here are true and that Ken Croke made it out is simply astonishing。 The book is expertly written without ever slowing down。 The tension amazingly builds throughout the novel, as if the plot were fictional。 David Wedge framed Ken's story so amazingly (what gushing adjective have I not used yet。。。?) that I felt like I was inside the book。 10 stars if I could give it! 。。。more

M。

It was a good read。