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Book Review: Under and Alone by William Queen
The outlaw motorcycle gang has a unique space of disrepute that it occupies on the display shelves of American culture. Over the years, films like “the wild one” and books such as “Hells angel” have been a great help in satisfying individuals with an excellent urge for tough guys with big engines and attitudes. The gang was characterized by defiance of social norms, violence and anarchic, but surprisingly they escaped being among thig groups. The group has been grandfathered through pure rebellion and noble criminality, making it seem like the American society needed a white-hot id as a pilot light. The Outlaws where perennially facing off against the squares and we are in favour of Outlaws to win and bring a blaze of defiant glory.
Individuals intending to find myths about the romantic outlaw may not see much in’ Under and Alone.’ William Queen, a federal agent with a good heart, was concerned about bursting their prey more than eulogizing over them. Queen regarded this group as notoriously dangerous as it consisted mostly of Latinos based in Southern California. Queen’s main goal was to take the Mongols down, and he never bothered with how they operated or whether they broke laws.
Unlike other criminal organizations, the Mongols did not exist to make a profit; this made Queen’s job harder as he couldn’t understand their mission. For one to get a membership, they had to be ready to be wholly committed to the task. They did not seek any acceptability and aimed nothing less than to be themselves. Eventually, John Laws adamancy to romantic or explore ‘The Life ‘further got to its limits. In a much better book and more celebrated ‘Hell’s Angels,’ the conclusion arrived at about the outlaw biker culture is cold-blooded.
“Under and Alone ” tends to bring out the reality of what it is, a surprising undercover tale of daring-do. The book gives a step by step account on how Queen a veteran agent posse as a hardcore biker and finally can become a Mongol. All this puts his life at risk, and he even ends up neglecting his family. What keeps the reader most intrigued to the book is the need to know whether the Mongols can discover Queen’s real identity or not and the consequences that were bound to follow. Even though the Mongols were not intellectually blessed, they were always aware there might be undercover cops who might want to join the group under pretence. As they got more suspicious of Queen, also known as Billy, they decided to find out his real identity. They made him fill a three-page application which he described as the hardest and most personal he has ever filled to become a member of the group. The Mongols were out to know all there is to know about him and to pass he was vetted by a private investigator and a completely new identity was made for him complete with fake contacts who acted as his relatives.
Its Queen’s experience over the years and instincts polished by the many years in undercover work he was able to overcome this and many other worse situations. Finally, he can get enough evidence to enable him to send over 18Mongols to prison. Despite the Mongols being dangerous, Queens does not fail to recognize their unique characteristics such as loyalty and their immense love for one another. It is quite hard for him to betray them as he had grown to be close to them. In the end, the Mongols come out as a criminal organization. The courage and skills portrayed by Queens in uncovering this mystery earn him a lot of admiration. It leaves many wondering if the struggle was worthy but if we want out of our biker renegades is pure thrills then it was worthy complexly.