Riding with Evil

Taking Down the Notorious Pagan Motorcycle Gang

De: Ken Croke, Dave Wedge

Narrado por: Will Damron

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

I really enjoyed it, but

the investigation was fascinating, the politics and the bureaucracy was both mind numbingly hard to believe but enlightening…so what didn’t I like? well it got just a little preachy…just a little bit of editing o. the law enforcement reflections, the bond with agents, etc would have made this a tight read without an ounce of repetition. however, this guy put himself out there and I give him the right to relate however he wants - he’s earned it. anyone that has seen sons of anarchy or read some of the other books about 1%’rs knows that they and the baptists both share a love of the word brother - think that despite not being an outlaw the author is wired with that same sense of camaraderie and brotherhood- which is probably why he was successful. I would have a hard time with faking that and therefore would run a huge risk of not being convincing…but that’s why I read them and he writes them!

I couldn’t stop listening

I loved this book, what a dedicated agent! Now onto listening to podcasts with him!

Enjoyed this story thoroughly

Definitely a good read. Recommend it highly!!!

Could not stop listening. They should make this story into a movie.

One of the better Motorcycle Club books

Story is missing some minor details . Although it is well written and an interesting story. It would be interesting to hear the other side of the story written by the guys who all got locked up.

OMG great book!!

This was such a great book, I couldn’t stop listening to it. It captured my attention from the very beginning and there were no slow parts in the story. I highly recommend if you liked SOA.

how deep ken got in was intense

I don't recall the status of the dude who helped Ken out by saying he wasn't there when he was.

Good Book

Good Book, its very interesting to hear about the stuff people don't get to see.

Gripping

This agent has guts galore. When any normal person would have bailed a thousand times over, he sticks with the mission. And man what a mission!

Riveting

One of the best audio books that i have ever listened to, great story, excellent narration , listened to it in one sitting

Solid book

This was a great story. God bless your family and you for your service to this great country.