Running with the Devil: The True Story of the Atf's Infiltration of the Hells Angels

by Kerrie Droban

Book Overview

The infamous Sonny Barger once declared that the Hells Angels would never be infiltrated. Running with the Devil chronicles the story of the ATF sting and the two undercover agents who risked their lives to prove him wrong. For two years, they posed as members of a Mexican renegade motorcycle club, earning the trust and respect of the vicious Arizona Hells Angels. Their work led to the shocking 2003 bust in which ATF agents arrested fifty people...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592289762
• ISBN13: 9781592289769
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Sonny Barger once boasted the Hells Angels would never be infiltrated

Sonny Barger once boasted the Hells Angels would never be infiltrated - but the ATF sting proved him wrong, with undercover agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives penetrating the mystique and clan. The author's access to confidential information allows her to follow ATF special agent Joseph Slatalla as he originates the idea and injects an ATF agent named Bird into the Hells Angels chapter. Bird's work would lead to the arrest of 50 people and seizure of some 650 guns: RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL: THE TRUE STORY OF THE ATF'S INFILTRATION OF THE HELLS ANGELS tells how in a riveting account which reads with the drama of fiction and will mesmerize general-interest readers at the public library level.

Great read!

What a story and what a great read. The author leads us into a world rarely known to those outside it and then plants us on a teetering tightrope of opposites next to the undercover cops. Fast paced, intense story. Pick this up...you won't be able to put it down.

Informative and well researched!

Ms. Droban's indepth research on the Hell's Angels was informative and articulate. I found the book fasinating and well researched. I actually don't understand why someone would rank it a 1 unless the person is possibly described in the book or is a Hell's Angel. I wouldn't be surprised if either were the case. It would be exactly the type of attack one would expect from this motorcycle gang. A wonderful, fast-paced read. I highly recommend this book.

Excellent Read

I'm the first to admit that I'm not a fan of true crime but the subject and the setting of Running with the Devil made it a must read for me. From the first page to the last, the fast paced writing kept me reading. The information gleaned from interviews of those actually involved with the operation (unlike so many other books covering the same subject) added depth and tension so often missing in true crime. The actions of the ATF agents gave the plot twists than the most engaging fiction. Highly recommended!

Awesome Book!! Well written and well researched!!!

This is an outstanding book. Not only is this book extremely well written, but it is well researched and provides an insight into the Hells Angels that has never been seen before. This is a must read for any true-crime lover! I give this book FIVE STARS!!!