Good Book

I just spent the whole day reading a book I bought yesterday: Under and Alone by William Queen.
He is an ATF agent who spent approximately two years infiltrating an outlaw biker gang.
I couldn't put the book down, frankly. It is fascinating if you are one who likes to understand all aspects of human nature, including the criminal side. I really got personally involved with the book as I read about this man's struggle to maintain his identity and the sacrifices he made. It does alot to strip some of the "outlaw" glamour away from biker gangs. I felt sorry for those who got in their paths and suffered for it. In many ways, they were their own worst enemies too.
Alot of the book takes place in Southern California and most of the places mentioned are places I've been through or to which added an extra dimension for me.
Actually, my husband and I honeymooned in Laughlin as the biker "Laughlin Run" neared its end and the book added another level of understanding to what I saw there as well. Not that I saw anything terrible but I'm a keen observer and I like to file things away to examine later. ;)
This is a good book to read. It also gives me respect for a previously unseen (for me) aspect of the ATF who, as we know, has a less than stellar rep at times.
...and now for something completely different: I am going to start reading "Emma" by Jane Austen which I also bought yesterday. Don't expect a review. It's been done to death, you know.