WILLIAM QUEEN spent twenty years as a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. A Vietnam War veteran, Queen served with the U.S. Army Special Forces and was awarded the Silver Star during his 1971 tour of duty. After his military service, Queen devoted his entire career to law enforcement. For his groundbreaking undercover work playing the part of biker “Billy St. John,” William Queen was awarded the 2001 Federal Bar Association’s Medal of Valor, the Director’s Award from the Department of Justice, the Robert Faulkner Memorial Outstanding Investigation Award from the International Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigator Association, the Medal of Valor from the International Narcotics Investigators Association, and the Distinguished Service Award from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
Advance praise for Under and Alone
“Under and Alone is the dangerous and fascinating true story of an
undercover ATF agent and the psychological price he was made to pay
for his courageous work.”
–Joseph Wambaugh, bestselling author of The Onion Field
“A riveting story of a one-of-a-kind officer that takes you to the
deepest and most dangerous part of undercover work. Highly
recommended.”
–Joseph Pistone, author of Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the
Mafia
“Top-shelf adventure . . . packed with great intensity . . . a dark
and twisted world, fully realized. Don’t be surprised if it runs to
bestsellerdom.”
–Kirkus Reviews
While undercover police officers may have backup relatively close at hand, their fate lies in their ability to alter their personalities and sense of right and wrong to match those of the criminals they are attempting to bring to justice. Queen was a Vietnam veteran who had worked undercover as an Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms operative, but his previous experiences were no match for his assignment to infiltrate the vicious Mongols motorcycle gang, a California-based gang involved in drugs, stolen motorcycles, weapons traffic, and murder. Queen, a motorcycle enthusiast, used his training and courage to attain high rank in the Mongols and, after a long and difficult period, see most of them arrested. The author admits that at times he felt strong emotional ties with many of these extremely violent men, and the reader gets caught up in the self-doubt that seems endemic to undercover work. The rough language, constant drinking, and violence may put off some readers but are a natural part of this story. Suitable for comprehensive criminal justice collections in academic libraries and for public libraries.-John R. Vallely, Siena Coll. Lib., Loudonville, NY Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Advance praise for Under and Alone
"Under and Alone is the dangerous and fascinating true story of an
undercover ATF agent and the psychological price he was made to pay
for his courageous work."
-Joseph Wambaugh, bestselling author of The Onion
Field
"A riveting story of a one-of-a-kind officer that takes you to the
deepest and most dangerous part of undercover work. Highly
recommended."
-Joseph Pistone, author of Donnie Brasco: My Undercover
Life in the Mafia
"Top-shelf adventure . . . packed with great intensity . . . a dark
and twisted world, fully realized. Don't be surprised if it runs to
bestsellerdom."
-Kirkus Reviews
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