It was really difficult for me to understand and follow this author for some of the things that he was talking about just did not add up in my head. I got that he was in law enforcement for all of the years that he spoke about I can't; understand how he could be recruited into an outlaw motorcycle gang. especially if he was going from law enforcement to the club and not undercover. having worked over 30 years in corrections I just don't follow with the gang members that I was around in prison and how some of them were still pissed at some undercover agents that bussed them from many years before.

I am left confused by this book. Ostensibly the autobiography of a 1%'er motorcycle gang member and his exploits, I am having a hard time reconciling his "claim to fame".
The author started out on the "straight and narrow" path, following in his grandfather's footsteps into a career in law enforcement, attending college where he majored in Criminal Justice. He states he spent over twenty years as a "real international executive protection and eventually high-threat protection and covert operations contracts" person. Okay, fine.
Then he talks about wanting to be a member of an outlaw motorcycle club like the Hell's Angels. And of just going to the Oakland, CA Hell's Angels clubhouse, knocking on the door, and joining. This seems improbable, at best, to me. With over 20 with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, I had the opportunity to experience and work beside hundreds of outlaw motorcycle club members. The chances of the author's becoming a Hell's Angel, much less a 1%'er, were less than optimal.
The author goes into much detail about the history of outlaw motorcycle clubs (OMC's). One of the rules he states is "no cops or snitches". (See back to his career history). This part of the book is informative, yet written with an obvious "lean" towards viewing OMC's favorably.
The bulk of the book is filled with the author's diatribe against Federal law enforcement investigations into OMC's. Basically how they are unwarranted, and are based on helping Federal officer's get promotions. I suppose it's the same story with Mafia investigations, drug cartel investigations, and on and on. All of the suspects are basically good guys just trying to make a living, until the evil cops come along and frame them. Anyway, the author describes multiple occurrences of these "set-ups" throughout the book.
The author then switches gears, and becomes a "force" in working to stop police profiling OMC members.
He describes court cases where he is involved in the issue. If I was left unsure of the author's bluster and self-promotion before, he ends the question here. "I decided to use my extensive interview and interrogation training and experience to have a little fun with the investigator and beat her down with logic about her allegations...her undeniable corruption, to the point where she was visibly purple faced, sweating, shaking, tearful".
So that's pretty much my feelings toward the book. There's some good information in here, if you are willing to swallow a large dose of the author's ego with it. The book itself could have definitely use a good proofreader, many of the sentences are extremely long and drawn out.

This is told by the author who was a hangaround for one of the big three Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and individual patch holder for another club in the Tacoma Washington area. He also mentions that he worked for Law enforcement for the State of Washington he does not mention exactly what he is doing but you would think it would cause some conflict. If you are going to read this book to learn about the culture and the stories of the author coming up through the ranks you will get there but be aware the first 40% of this book is mostly the author explaining how various forms of law enforcement are violating rights, the constitution and causing turmoil in the Outlaw Motorcycle world all just to make themselves look cool, help them gain grant money and get book and movie deals. The author does state in the first chapter that he walked away and wrote this book even though it is a violation of the 1% world he saw no reason to honor the code as those he ran with did not show him loyalty honor or respect.

I found this to be a very good read on the subject of outlaw motorcycle clubs by the author. He was involved in club culture for over 20 years, along with being a member of law enforcement. This put him in a unique position and gave him an inside view of things. He tells what its like being a prospect for a club, and how he earned his patch and became a member of his choice of clubs, the Outsiders. He was involved in getting the first two laws passed on motorcycle profiling by law enforcement in his state of Washington, the first of its kind. I’m looking forward to the next book in this trilogy. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.