Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal

Gerard O'Neill · Dick Lehr

Dec 2012 · Recorded Books · Narrated by Christopher Evan Welch

About this audiobook

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.

About the author

Gerard O'Neill was the editor of the Boston Globe's Spotlight Team, one of the nation's top investigative reporting units, for 25 years. He worked for the Globe from 1966 to 1991, He holds a master¿s in journalism from Boston University. His many awards include a Pulitzer Prize, the Hancock award, and the Loeb award. He is the co-author of The Underboss: The Rise and Fall of a Mafia Family and Black Mass, which won the MWA's 2000 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime. His new book is Rogues and Redeemers: When Politics Was King in Irish Boston (2015). He lives in Back Bay with his wife, Janet and has two sons.