Chain of Evidence: A True Story of Law Enforcement and One Woman's Bravery

by Michael Detroit

Book Overview

Chronicles the daring efforts of Victoria Seele of Orange County, California, who, as a rookie detective, went undercover to infiltrate the Hell's Angels and amassed substantial evidence about their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525936718
• ISBN13: 9780525936718
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

True Story of Bikers, Drugs, Sheriff's and Women That Reads Like Fiction

A unique trip into the anatomy of the toughest of the bikers combined with an exciting, real life drama of undercover work on the edge of disaster. Through his connections in both law enforcment and the biker culture, Detroit has captured a true story that reads like fiction. Mix together one compromised biker willing to trade his fellow bikers for a get out of jail free card, a beautiful undercover deputy sheriff willing to ride with the bikers and law enforcement constrained by the rules of the game and you have one hell of a story. The writing style has the tight feel of a screenplay where more emotional content will be added on the sound stage. The absense of emotion does however add to both the reality and the stark terror of a very dangerous undercover operation running on the edge of disaster. The result of the operation was spectacular with dozens of felony arrests and numerous convictions. Highly recommended. It is sad that for whatever reason, perhaps the desire of some involved to continue living, that this story has not made it to the screen.

A look into the 1970's southern calif. Hells Angels 4 1/2 stars

Wayne Carlander a Sargent for Orange county division of narcoatics is teamed up with a new partner one Victoria Seele he is not to pleased to have a new partner and that being a woman to boot. But he has a plan they dectectives have been wanting inflitrate the bikers to gather information and Carlander has his chance when he gets Cliff Mowery to turn to be a informant or rat in exchange for early parole and teams him up with investigator seele and go undercover. Seems like unlikely team victoria is the picture perfect all-american girl you know the perfect cheerleader and cliff a biker with a hatred of cops well known in the biker community and buffed out bad boy the one that all the women secretly fantaisize about. This follows them in the mid to late 70's as they go undercover and infiltrate the hells angels. But unkown to mrs seele that this will have lasting effects and will change her in ways she could never know in the beginning. I gave this book 4 1/2 stars even though it was a pretty good book because the author and the author explains this in the forward that he has put in dialogue to keep the interest of the reader and you have to notice this in sections of the book because you know there is no way even through interveiws that he could these accounts so it makes you go How Does he figure that or know and this in turn makes you wonder how much is made up dialogue. But this is a good book so give it a read

One of the most fascinating books I've ever read

It feels pointless to write about a book that is out of print. However, this book made me wish for more by the same (pseudonymous) author. I became very interested in the Hell's Angels, and thought a lot about the man who acted as an informant. In my experience, this was a book that really stays with you.