Dead in 5 Heartbeats

by Ralph Barger

Book Overview

The no-holds-barred first novel from Sonny Barger, author of the New York Times bestseller Hell's Angel . The mass market edition will be an ideal format for Sonny's legions of fans. ?tch?inkade... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060532513
• ISBN13: 9780060532512
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Dead in 5 Heartbeats

Excellent book that made me want to read more. I also purchased the second book by this author, it was outstanding as well. Mr. Barger does a great job and the main character is the kind of person we all want to be. I hope he continues to write more of these books. I would highly recommend this title as well as the second book.

Patch Kinkade and James Bond

First let me say that I enjoyed this book and recommend it highly. That said, this story should be viewed as a work of pure fiction. The main character has more in common with James Bond than he does with any real living person. Therefore if any citizen is looking for a window into the MC world, this book isn't for you. However if you are looking for a good fast paced read, this book is for you.

If you buy a book....

If you buy a book written by an infamous outlaw motorcycle gang member, you can expect it to be gruesome and violent!!! People make no sense to me. They buy a book written by a violent person, obviously it is going to be about violence and their life in the gang. You can read that on the back of the book, typically. If that doesn't strike your fancy, DON'T BUY IT!!!! It's that simple. I have yet to read this book, but I am going to and I expect it to be graphic!!!!!

A furiously good read

"Dead In 5 Heartbeats" is a fascinating look into the world of outlaw bikers. Written by Ralph "Sonny" Barger, former leader of the Oakland chapter of the Hell's Angels, and the writing team of Keith and Kent Zimmerman, this novel tells the story of "Patch" Kinkade, former president of the Infidelz biker club. Having grown tired of the burdens of leadership, Patch moves to Arizona in an effort to start a new life for himself, but he is called back into action when a war erupts between the Infidelz and their rivals, the 2Wheelers. Although he is no longer their leader Patch feels that he must help them, either by attempting to broker peace between the Infidelz and the 2Wheelers, or by leading his comrades into battle.I have always found novels written by authors who have such an intimate knowledge of their subject matter to be fun to read, and Sonny's first effort as a fiction author is no exception. In "Dead In 5 Heartbeats" the acton fairly explodes from the page, painting a vivid portrait of life in a biker club that only an insider like Sonny himself would know about. This book is rich in detail from the very first sentence, and by the end I felt as if I were caught up in the action. This is definitely worth a read, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes a lot of action when they read a book.

Very real to life! Gives a good inside look of a biker gang.

I really enjoyed this book. It gave a real good insite into the life of a biker. What typical bikers have to go through on a day to day basis and how they live their lives. I thought it was very entertaining and not too gruesome as I read in previous reviews. It spoke about stabbing and fighting but that is something you deal with when you live a life like that. I couldn't put this book down. Great job Sonny!