No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels

Here, from Jay Dobyns, the first federal agent to infiltrate the inner circle of the outlaw Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, is the inside story of the twenty-one-month operation that almost cost him his family, his sanity, and his life.

Getting shot in the chest as a rookie agent, bartering for machine guns, throttling down the highway at 100 mph, and responding to a full-scale, bloody riot between the Hells Angels and their rivals, the Mongols?these are just a few of the high-adrenaline experiences Dobyns recounts in this action-packed, hard-to-imagine-but-true story.

Dobyns leaves no stone of his harrowing journey unturned. At runs and clubhouses, between rides and riots, Dobyns befriends bad-ass bikers, meth-fueled ?old ladies,? gun fetishists, psycho-killer ex-cons, and even some of the ?Filthy Few??the elite of the Hells Angels who?ve committed extreme violence on behalf of their club. Eventually, at parties staged behind heavily armed security, he meets legendary club members such as Chuck Zito, Johnny Angel, and the godfather of all bikers, Ralph ?Sonny? Barger. To blend in with them, he gets full-arm ink; to win their respect, he vows to prove himself a stone-cold killer.

Hardest of all is leading a double life, which has him torn between his devotion to his wife and children, and his pledge to become the first federal agent ever to be ?fully patched? into the Angels? near-impregnable ranks. His act is so convincing that he comes within a hairsbreadth of losing himself. Eventually, he realizes that just as he?s been infiltrating the Hells Angels, they?ve been infiltrating him. And just as they?re not all bad, he?s not all good.

Reminiscent of Donnie Brasco?s uncovering of the true Mafia, this is an eye-opening portrait of the world of bikers?the most in-depth since Hunter Thompson?s seminal work?one that fully describes the seductive lure criminal camaraderie has for men who would otherwise be powerless outsiders. Here is all the nihilism, hate, and intimidation, but also the freedom?and, yes, brotherhood?of the only truly American form of organized crime. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-16-2009; Money maker for Jay; I bought this book because I was a great fan of Jay Dobyns the football player at the U of Arizona. As a retired Army officer and lawyer, I am not usually into "cops and robbers" stuff. I read the book about as quickly as I could and,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-13-2009; Outstanding page turner; This book is outstanding. I couldn't put it down. It takes you so deep inside one of the country's most brutal gangs the Hells Angels that you can practically smell the exhaust from their Harleys. Jay Dobyns' account is eye-opening...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-12-2009; Pax; What a awesome book. I think Dobyns might be a better writer than he is an undercover cop and once you read the book you'll see that he's set the bar super high for both.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-12-2009; RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "TO CALL WHAT FOLLOWS... "WHITE-KNUCKLE"... WOULD BE LIKE CALLING A SEVERED LEG A SCRATCH!"; "Donnie Brasco" was an FBI agent going undercover in the Mafia... "Covert" was a New Jersey State Trooper going undercover in the Mafia... and now we have an ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS (ATF) agent... going undercover in the Hells...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-16-2009; Money maker for Jay; I bought this book because I was a great fan of Jay Dobyns the football player at the U of Arizona. As a retired Army officer and lawyer, I am not usually into "cops and robbers" stuff. I read the book about as quickly as I could and,...; read full review | report as inappropriate