Jerry Langton (born October 1, 1965) is a Canadian author. His focus is on crime, specifically the rise of motorcycle gangs throughout Ontario. Langton's books are published by
John Wiley and Sons
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. He has written 10 books and is the author of the bestseller ''Gangland: The Rise of the Mexican Cartels from El Paso to Vancouver''; ''Showdown: How the Outlaws, Hells Angels and Cops Fought for Control of the Streets''; and ''Fallen Angel: The Unlikely Rise of Walter Stadnick in the Canadian Hells Angels''.
Langton was born on October 1, 1965, in
Hamilton, Ontario
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. He spent most of his adult life in
Toronto
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and
New York City
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.
Books
*''Gangland: The Rise of the Mexican Cartels from El Paso to Vancouver''
*''Showdown: How the Outlaws, Hells Angels and Cops Fought for Control of the Streets''
*''Fallen Angel: The Unlikely Rise of Walter Stadnick in the Canadian Hells Angels''
*''Rat: How the World's Most Notorious Rodent Clawed Its Way to the Top'' (first published in the U.S. by
St. Martin's Press
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in 2007)
References
External links
Books by Jerry Langton
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Crime novelists
Living people
1965 births
Canadian male novelists