Black mass : Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a devil's deal
(Book)

First published in 2000 by Public Affairs. First paperback edition published in 2012 by Public Affairs.

"Now a major motion picture."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-357) and index.

James Whitey Bulger became one of the most ruthless gangsters in US history, and all because of an unholy deal he made with a childhood friend. John Connolly a rising star in the Boston FBI office, offered Bulger protection in return for helping the Feds eliminate Boston s Italian mafia. But no one offered Boston protection from Whitey Bulger, who, in a blizzard of gangland killings, took over the city s drug trade. Whitey s deal with Connolly s FBI spiraled out of control to become the biggest informant scandal in FBI history. "Black Mass" is a "New York Times" and "Boston Globe" bestseller, written by two former reporters who were on the case from the beginning. It is an epic story of violence, double-cross, and corruption at the center of which are the black hearts of two old friends whose lives unfolded in the darkness of permanent midnight."