Overview

John Connoly and James ""Whitey"" Bulger grew up together on the streets of South Boston. Decades later, in the mid 1970's, they would meet again. By then, Connolly was a major figure in the FBI's Boston office and Whitey had become godfather of the Irish Mob. What happened next -- a dirty deal to being down the Italian mob in exchange for protection for Bulger -- would spiral out of control, leading to murders, drug dealing, racketeering indictments, and, ultimately, the biggest informant scandal in the history of the FBI. Compellingly told by two Boston Globe reporters who were on the case from the beginning, Black Mass is at once a riveting crime story, a cautionary tale about the abuse of power, and a penetrating look at Boston and its Irish population.

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.. .A heartbreaking...story of corruption and crime...a work of rare lucidity, high drama, journalistic integrity, and plain courage. --James Carroll, author of An American Requiem and Boston Globe columnist [Lehr and O'Neill] vividly capture the turbulent culture and conflicting loyalties of the Boston underworld. -- Library Journal An eye-opening true-crimer... -- Kirkus Reviews [Shows] how fragile FBI integrity can be when the good guys lose sight of truth, the rules, and the law. -- The Washington Post Book World.. .[A] jaw-dropping, true-life tale of how two thugs corrupted the FBI. -- The Baltimore Sun A triumph of investigative reporting. -- Publishers Weekly Black Mass should prompt a re-evaluation of the uses and misuses of informers by law enforcement officials throughout the country. -- Alan Dershowitz, The New York Times Book Review

".."".A heartbreaking...story of corruption and crime...a work of rare lucidity, high drama, journalistic integrity, and plain courage.""--James Carroll, author of ""An American Requiem and ""Boston Globe columnist ""[Lehr and O'Neill] vividly capture the turbulent culture and conflicting loyalties of the Boston underworld."" -- ""Library Journal""An eye-opening true-crimer...""-- ""Kirkus Reviews""[Shows] how fragile FBI integrity can be when the good guys lose sight of truth, the rules, and the law.""-- ""The Washington Post Book World.."".[A] jaw-dropping, true-life tale of how two thugs corrupted the FBI.""-- ""The Baltimore Sun""A triumph of investigative reporting.""-- ""Publishers Weekly""""Black Mass should prompt a re-evaluation of the uses and misuses of informers by law enforcement officials throughout the country.""-- Alan Dershowitz, ""The New York Times Book Review"

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