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HITMAN:
THE UNTOLD STORY OF CANADA’S DEADLIEST KILLER
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“A chilling exploration… into a dark, often hidden battle unfolding in the shadows of our world.”
-Jacques Duchesneau, former Montreal Chief of Police
For Yves (Apache) Trudeau, the blood was all business. A founding member of the Hells Angels in Canada, he did his job as an assassin so well that the bikers sometimes lent him out to other organized-crime empires in Montreal, such as the upstart Irish Mafia in the West End.
Eventually, fearful of his own life from rival bikers, he turned government informant and confessed to his crimes, which included killing forty-three people. But as a witness, Trudeau was a disaster. His testimony led to so many acquittals that prosecutors avoided him. And the controversial sweetheart deal he got -- only seven years behind bars for all his murders -- sparked outrage.
At a time today when continues to be plagued by organized crime and violence, Hitman is a timely look at how our justice and police system is failing to protect citizens. It tells the story of ordinary citizens scarred to this day by Trudeau's dirty work and the handful of determined police and prosecutors who took on the bikers.
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ANGELS OF DEATH:
INSIDE THE BIKERS EMPIRE OF CRIME
An investigation into how the expansion of America’s foremost motorcycle gang allowed this once ragtag group of rebels and outcasts to become one of the world’s most sophisticated criminal organizations - from the U.S. and Canada to Australia and Europe.
"A devastating indictment of the gangs' drug-running and racketeering across three continents ... a fascinating and disturbing study"
-The London Daily Mail, UK
"An action-packed read "
-Toronto Star, Canada
"A frightening expose"
- The Herald Sun (Australia)
"An ace true-crime saga"
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the road to hell:
how the biker gangs are conquering canada
WINNER OF THE ARTHUR ELLIS AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIME BOOK
The story of how the Hells have taken over the Canadian crime scene: how politicians and police brass dithered while a handful of dedicated cops worked years to amass their evidence. Murder plots, drug deals and money laundering come to life through rare interviews, police files, wiretaps and surveillance tapes. READ AN EXCERPT
"An investigative tour-de-force… a riveting book inside the most powerful organized crime syndicate in Canada"
-Edmonton Journal
“Pulling no punches…[a]uthors Julian Sher and William Marsden detail Nova Scotia murder plots, contract killings and twisted revenge-filled biker politics, fuelled by the gang’s insatiable desire to control turf.”
—The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax)
“Surprisingly detailed…. Chilling.”
—The Daily News (Halifax)
"A triumph on several levels… an important book that moves with the power and style of a Harley Electra Glide”
-Toronto Star
"A true-crime book that reads like a fiction thriller”
- The Canadian Press
“The Road to Hell … brings into sharp focus why sophisticated outlaw motorcycle gangs must be a concern for everyone, from the suburban soccer mom to the Bay Street broker.”
—National Post