{"product_id":"black-mass-whitey-bulger-the-fbi-and-a-devils-deal-9781541706347","title":"Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the Fbi, and a Devil's Deal","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping story of Whitey Bulger, the mobster turned FBI informant responsible for the worst crime spree Boston has ever seen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A powerhouse of a book. Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill ... write like veteran novelists, weaving scene after jaw-dropping scene into a tapestry of sickening American corruption.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Connolly and James \"Whitey\" Bulger grew up together on the tough streets of South Boston. Decades later, in the mid-1970s, they met again. By then, Connolly was a major figure in the Boston office of the FBI and Bulger had become godfather of the local Irish American mob. What happened next--a dirty deal to bring down the Italian American mafia in exchange for protection for Bulger--would spiral out of control, leading to a rash of murders, Bulger's takeover of the neighborhood drug trade, and, ultimately, the biggest informant scandal in the history of the FBI. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBlack Mass\u003c\/i\u003e, Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill, the two former Boston Globe reporters who were on the case from the beginning, take us deep undercover, exposing the bargain struck in darkness by two old friends, and the bloody consequences that ensued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11976307\"\u003eDick Lehr\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11003953\"\u003eGerard O'Neill\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541706347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 154170634X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRU\"\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRU003000\"\u003eOrganized Crime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036100\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO024000\"\u003eCriminals \u0026amp; Outlaws\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDick Lehr\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of journalism at Boston University. A Pulitzer Prize finalist for his work at \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, he is also the coauthor with Gerard O'Neill of \u003ci\u003eWhitey \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Underboss\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives outside Boston. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerard O'Neill\u003c\/b\u003e was the editor of T\u003ci\u003ehe Boston Globe's\u003c\/i\u003e Spotlight Team. A recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, he died in 2019.","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53639655686453,"sku":"9781541706347","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/9656\/7605\/files\/9781541706347.jpg?v=1790356158","url":"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/black-mass-whitey-bulger-the-fbi-and-a-devils-deal-9781541706347","provider":"Indiana Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}