Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster

T. J. English

May 2016 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by David Colacci

About this audiobook

Here is the shocking true saga of the Irish American mob. In Paddy Whacked, bestselling author and organized crime expert T. J. English brings to life nearly two centuries of Irish American gangsterism, which spawned such unforgettable characters as Mike "King Mike" McDonald, Chicago's subterranean godfather; Big Bill Dwyer, New York's most notorious rumrunner during Prohibition; Mickey Featherstone, troubled Vietnam vet turned Westies gang leader; and James "Whitey" Bulger, the ruthless and seemingly untouchable Southie legend. Stretching from the earliest New York and New Orleans street wars through decades of bootlegging scams, union strikes, gang wars, and FBI investigations, Paddy Whacked is a riveting tour de force that restores the Irish American gangster to his rightful preeminent place in our criminal history and penetrates to the heart of the American experience.

About the author

T. J. English is a noted journalist, a screenwriter, and the author of the New York Times bestsellers Havana Nocturne and The Savage City, as well as the Irish Mob Trilogy that includes The Westies, Paddy Whacked, and Where the Bodies Were Buried, which was nominated for an Edgar Award. He lives in New York City.

David Colacci has been an actor and a director for over thirty years, and has worked as a narrator for over fifteen years. He has won AudioFile Earphones Awards, earned Audie nominations, and been included in Best of the Year lists by such publications as Publishers Weekly, AudioFile magazine, and Library Journal.