The Library
The Sources
This history is built entirely from published books — insider memoirs, undercover-agent accounts, and investigative journalism. Where they disagree, this site notes it. Here is the full library.
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Inside the Patch
Insider Memoirs
Written by former members — presidents, enforcers, and men who got out.
| Title | Author(s) | Club / Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Hell’s Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger | Ralph “Sonny” Barger (w/ Zimmerman & Zimmerman) | Hells Angels (Oakland) |
| A Wayward Angel | George Wethern & Vincent Colnett | Hells Angels (Oakland VP) |
| Breaking the Code: A True Story by a Hells Angel President | Pat Matter & Chris Omodt | Hells Angels (Minnesota) |
| To Hell and Back | Joe Calendino | Hells Angels (Vancouver) |
| Satan’s Choice: My Life as a Hard Core Biker | Lorne Campbell & Peter Edwards | Satan’s Choice / Hells Angels |
| Out in Bad Standings: Inside the Bandidos MC | Edward Winterhalder | Bandidos |
| Honor Few, Fear None | Ruben “Doc” Cavazos | Mongols (national president) |
| Prodigal Father, Pagan Son | Anthony Menginie & Kerrie Droban | Pagan’s |
| Riding on the Edge: A Motorcycle Outlaw’s Tale | John Hall | New York Pagans, 1967–69 |
| Outlaw Biker: My Life at Full Throttle | Richard “Deadeye” Hayes | U.S. grassroots club (Spokesmen MC) |
| Out Bad: A True Story About Motorcycle Outlaws | Donald Charles Davis | U.S. outlaw clubs |
| Street Justice | Chuck Zito & Joseph Layden | Hells Angels (New York City president) |
Riding Undercover
Agents & Informants
| Title | Author(s) | Operation |
|---|---|---|
| Under and Alone | William Queen | ATF inside the Mongols |
| Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws | Charles Falco & Kerrie Droban | Informant — three clubs |
| I Was a Killer for the Hells Angels | Pierre Martineau (story of Serge Quesnel) | Hells Angels (Quebec) informant |
| Takedown: A Small-Town Cop’s Battle Against the Hells Angels | Jeff Buck (w/ Jon Land & Lindsay Preston) | Police vs. Hells Angels |
The Record
Investigative Journalism & History
| Title | Author(s) | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga | Hunter S. Thompson | California Hells Angels (1966) |
| Hell’s Angels: Taking Care of Business | Yves Lavigne | Hells Angels crime network |
| Hells Angels: Into the Abyss | Yves Lavigne | Hells Angels |
| Hells Angels at War | Yves Lavigne | Quebec biker war |
| Angels of Death: Inside the Bikers’ Empire of Crime | William Marsden & Julian Sher | Global Hells Angels |
| Hell’s Witness | Daniel Sanger | Dany Kane & the Quebec war |
| Conspiracy of Brothers | Mick Lowe | Satan’s Choice / Outlaws case |
| The Bandido Massacre | Peter Edwards | Shedden massacre |
| Bloody Justice: The Truth Behind the Bandido Massacre at Shedden | Anita Arvast | Shedden massacre & trial |
| Hell’s Angels Biker Wars: The Rock Machine Massacres | RJ Parker (ed. Peter Vronsky) | Rock Machine / Quebec war |
| Jerry Langton Three-Book Bundle: Showdown, Fallen Angel & more | Jerry Langton | Hells Angels Canada / Stadnick |
| The Secret Life of Bikers | Jerry Langton | Outlaw club culture & crime |
| Outlaws: Inside the Violent World of Biker Gangs | Tony Thompson | UK & international clubs |
| Dead Man Running | Ross Coulthart & Duncan McNab | Bandidos in Australia (Stevan Utah) |
| Just a Shot Away: Peace, Love, and Tragedy…at Altamont | Saul Austerlitz | Altamont (Dec 6, 1969) |
| Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels… | Joel Selvin | Altamont (music-scene account) |