A Gangster's Life

Bestselling author Peter Edwards exposes Canada's evolving criminal underworld in this unflinching account of Shane Dankoski, a gang member who rescued himself from certain death by turning his back on criminal life.

In this gripping tale of a modern-day outlaw, Shane Dankoski meticulously recounts his time as a high-ranking member of the United Nations gang of British Columbia in the early 2000s. Under constant threat from other gangs, including the Wolfpack and Hells Angels, Shane spent a decade evading the law and building his drug empire, making regular trips to Mexico. 

       After losing numerous friends and becoming addicted to the very drugs he helped put on the street, including fentanyl, he realized that the unbreakable allegiance of “Gangster Code” was only a… Keep Reading