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Riding with Evil

Taking Down the Notorious Pagan Motorcycle Gang

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Riding with Evil

By: Ken Croke, Dave Wedge
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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.

©2022 Ken Croke and Dave Wedge (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers
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Incredible true story.

This is a great example of the numerous sacrifices cops take every day to combat evil and to ultimately separate law from chaos.

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awesome story and naration

loved the book. one of my favorites. really realty good and love the voice

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Great Book

Bought the book after hearing Ken on a podcast. Great story and one of the best books I've read in the past few years. Don't do meth, kids.

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Good Read

I liked it. It was interesting. I especially like to hear the outcomes of those prosecuted, see how all the hard work paid off.

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Very good listen

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. I have listened to many undercover agent MC books and Riding With Evil is hands down one of my favorites

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great book

well worth the credit!! Reader did a great job and I finished the whole thing in 1 day

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Harnessed strength yielded for good

I like the raw honesty, the story revealed the agent’s-grit and humility where is good triumph over evil. Well done sir, you are an inspiration for righteousness

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Outstanding story

It just amazes me that law enforcement can infiltrate a vicious gang and still retain their humanity. The story telling is awesome since the author was actually embedded in the gang. But he still retained his real self.

I listen to audio books on my commute. I often find that I sort from first making contact to being a full member of the gang, I was there the whole time. Not a second was missed.

A lot goes to the author, but the person reading the book was just as important. I've listened to dozens of books and often the story is there but the voice just doesn't seem to get it. Not so with this book. The voice kept me interested as well. This is one of the best Audible books I've listened to. Well worth the credit for the purchase.

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Great!

Definitely one of the better books I’ve listened to in quite a while. Worth the listen.

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I thought it was great!

I have listened to several books like this, and this is one of the better ones.

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