xvi+381pp+illus. John Connolly and James "Whitey" Bulger grew up together on the tough streets of South Boston. When they met again in the 1970s, Connolly was a major figure in the Boston F.B.I. and Bulger was godfather of the Irish Mob. Connolly had a plan to get Bulger to give evidence against the Mafia, but it was Connolly and a corrupt band of agents who ended up protecting Bulger from the law - partying with gangsters and allowing the bodies to pile up. A gripping story of violence, double-cross and corruption in an expose of one of the worst F.B.I. scandals. Index.

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