Satan's Choice: My Life as a Hard Core Biker with Satan's Choice and Hells Angels

by Lorne Campbell, Peter Edwards

A gripping, no-holds-barred story of life as an enforcer for two of the world's most dangerous biker societies.

Lorne Campbell was an officer and enforcer for the outlaw biker club Satan's Choice for over thirty years, before patching over to the Hells Angels. The product of a violent childhood, with a hair-trigger temper and fearless nature, he just wanted a place to belong.

He found brotherhood with his fellow one per centers, and a code he has lived his life by. In his time he's seen club life slip further into the criminal underworld and be transformed by cocaine dealing. He killed a rival biker to save his brothers and has been imprisoned for assault and drug trafficking. He's faced off police out to get him, taken revenge on men who betrayed him, and gone to extreme lengths to protect his honour and his club.

Written with dark humour and raw honesty, and filled with unforgettable characters living life on their own terms, Satan's Choice is a unique insight into an outlaw world seen through the eyes of one proud and unrepentant biker.

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Autobiography

353 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2013

About the author

Lorne Campbell was an officer and enforcer for the outlaw biker club Satan's Choice for over thirty years, before patching over to the Hells Angels.

Reviews

[JD Gillam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lorne Campbell is a man who has been in a few chapters of some of the biggest biker gangs in the world and, as a result, has a lot of stories to tell. You'd think that his story, ably told via assistance from Peter Edwards, would try to glamorise the lifestyle, but Campbell does anything but.
It's a tale of making enemies, drugs, death and most importantly it's about sticking to a code. To back up your chapter brothers, no matter what.
It's interesting to read about the life of a man who has lived through one hell of a lot, but doesn't make it out to be anything it's not. He's not overly proud with some of the things he's done. He's humble but resolute. He's older and wiser, but no less protective of his extended 'family'.
It should be a really interesting read and in parts it is. But, there's only so many times you can read about the vicious cycle of prison term / being let out / criminal events / prison term before it gets a little grating.
As previously stated, he's humble about his life but regrets almost nothing and you'd be happy to have this guy covering your back. It's just not that interesting a read in the end. I'd suggest "You've Got Nothing Coming: Notes From a Prison Fish" as a more interesting jail life alternative.

[Ian Hallam · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story of biker Lorne Campbell, who became an officer and enforcer for the Canadian Satan's Choice motorcycle club and who eventually patched over to the Hell's Angels.
It gives a good insight into how the Canadian motorcycle clubs operated and merged or were shut down by their rivals.

[David Gagen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fascinating insight into the world of the outlaw biker. We meet unforgettable characters who live by a different creed of absolute loyalty and honour way beyond the fringes of the law. Give an extra half star.

[skylar]

Hello Lorne I was brief in with you great talks great read take care

[David Cook]

Only read to page 21 so I can't give a review. It just didn't interest me.

[Chazz · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting read, but somewhat "bitty" when it comes to the story-telling. It jumps from point to point without fully embellishing on the events they're trying to illustrate. For those interested in motorcycle clubs, it's definitely worth a read but keep in mind that not all MC's are realistically like this.

[Chris Nietzsche · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lorne Campbell takes you into his world through the assistant interviewer Peter Edwards. Campbell was the child of past generational Scottish immigrants who were a rough and ready bunch who weren't slow to give him a punch up every now and again. He had ultra respect for his father who ironically used to force him to box when he was drunk, throughout this book i cant recall much of Campbell's mother i remember reading about her but nothing that stuck in mind. Campbell found the glamor of Biker gangs to be an eager escape from his childhood and quickly rose through the ranks gaining a reputation for a man not to be messed with and when you were his friend you were his friend for life, even though that did get him into prison more than once with one friend in particular being a undercover agent. Throughout this book you get a feel of what life was like in the Biker circles, but as soon as you get familiar with the outside setting Campbell is thrown in Jail time and time again. He stands by brotherhood and honor defending each virtue unwaveringly this comes across through the " Port Hope Eight case " when Campbell committed a murder and many of his close biker associates got prison terms being completely innocent but not once did they point the finger at Campbell. Through his club going in the direction of growing expansion and unfamiliar faces becoming ever more present Campbell and many other original Satan's choice members feel the club is going in the wrong direction and the past skepticism about American biker gangs seems to fade as he finds what he is looking for in the notorious Hells Angels. Through this " patch-over " Campbell becomes a part of one of the most biggest Biker Clubs in the world today, also sharing the rivalry with the Outlaws one of Satan's choice oldest enemy's. Through this conversion Campbell travels the world and meets many bikers from different countries ultimately changing his perspectives.

[Theo Kokonas · Rating 2 out of 5]

As the star rating I've given alludes: it was ok.
Following on from the success of Sonny Barger's book/merchandise/fame/notoriety we have another biker hot on Sonny's heels looking to capitalize on his 1%er past. As a biker myself I was drawn to another account of the outlaw biker life. The author exhibits little remorse for his checkered past despite spending a significant chunk of his time caged by the authorities.
And what's with this macho thing of never backing down from a fight? For such a supposed intelligent guy his testerone seems to have led him to make some incredibly stupid life choices.
It was an ok read, but it wasn't a compelling page-turner. If anything it was the egocentric and one-sided ramblings of someone who never transcended his terrible, sad, violence-riddled upbringing.

[Liis · Rating 3 out of 5]

*** - while Lorne's story was interesting, at times chilling and at times disgusting I really didn't click with the writing style... It was a bit chaotic for me and held me back from really connecting... The shock factor was there... I mean, the stories from prisons and how bikers earn their "wing" patches... well... quite disgusting... I think reading this book has introduced me to more madmen than I bargained for :)

[Thea™]

Published May 1st 2013
Nérgens kunnen vinden.... gewoon niét beschikbaar.

[Tom mosedale · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good

This book was ok but I thought it went on for far too long, I lost interest less than half way in