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Chain of Evidence: True Story of Law Enforcement and One Woman's Bravery
A chilling true account of police undercover work tells how a woman police officer, "Victoria Seele," infiltrated California's decadent motorcycle gang, the Hell's Angels, gathering incriminating evidence against them. Lit Guild, Doubleday, & True Crime Book Club selection. Major ad/promo.
- GenresTrue CrimeNonfiction
272 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1994
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June 3, 2025
Oh my, I had a real good time reading this!
Adventure and suspense (almost) at their finest, nearly made me question the legitimacy of the events. Real-life people become characters and yet the details remain realistic, which was of huge help to me and made for a nice piece of documentation that wasn't too stand-offish. And even though they said the dialogue was added merely for dramatization it added hugely to the drama of it all, almost unrealistically funny at times, many cartoonishly awkward scenes, blunders that I couldn't believe had ever been real. The ending 's one of those good, meant-to-be-memorable closures, really got me when I wasn't expecting any emotion to surface.
This being said there's still a lot wrong with it, at times maybe too sensational, the narrator — who was in fact the author unveiled — kept "interfering" which means a lot of telling and very little showing. The main character was the woman but she seemed more like an addition to the operation, this book oozes phallocentrism. Very little introspection and since we're talking narrative, since there's so much drama in there, it could've benefitted from some romance because adventure seems insipid without it.
Anyway, I haven't felt so glued to a book since The Three Musketeers which was a very long time ago :))
Adventure and suspense (almost) at their finest, nearly made me question the legitimacy of the events. Real-life people become characters and yet the details remain realistic, which was of huge help to me and made for a nice piece of documentation that wasn't too stand-offish. And even though they said the dialogue was added merely for dramatization it added hugely to the drama of it all, almost unrealistically funny at times, many cartoonishly awkward scenes, blunders that I couldn't believe had ever been real. The ending 's one of those good, meant-to-be-memorable closures, really got me when I wasn't expecting any emotion to surface.
This being said there's still a lot wrong with it, at times maybe too sensational, the narrator — who was in fact the author unveiled — kept "interfering" which means a lot of telling and very little showing. The main character was the woman but she seemed more like an addition to the operation, this book oozes phallocentrism. Very little introspection and since we're talking narrative, since there's so much drama in there, it could've benefitted from some romance because adventure seems insipid without it.
Anyway, I haven't felt so glued to a book since The Three Musketeers which was a very long time ago :))
September 19, 2019
It was ok. A lot of swearing so it is something to consider if you don't like books with swearing in it.
February 27, 2008
Wanted to option this for m.o.w.
June 2, 2008
In case I ever need to remember...
August 23, 2010
Book about one of the first female cops to go undercover with the Hell's ANgels in California. Her work resulted in a major bust and changed her life, not always for the best.
December 22, 2015
Not really enthralling. Female cop goes undercover to bust dope dealers and the likes.
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