Black Mass - Couverture souple

Lehr, Dick; O'Neill, Gerard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060959258 ISBN 13 : 9780060959258

Editeur : HarpPeren, 2001

Synopsis

John Connoly and James "Whitey" Bulger grew up together on the streets of South Boston. Decades later, in the mid 1970's, they would meet again. By then, Connolly was a major figure in the FBI's Boston office and Whitey had become godfather of the Irish Mob. What happened next -- a dirty deal to being down the Italian mob in exchange for protection for Bulger -- would spiral out of control, leading to murders, drug dealing, racketeering indictments, and, ultimately, the biggest informant scandal in the history of the FBI.Compellingly told by two "Boston Globe" reporters who were on the case from the beginning, "Black Mass" is at once a riveting crime story, a cautionary tale about the abuse of power, and a penetrating look at Boston and its Irish population.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"Black Mass should prompt a reevaluation of the uses and misuses of informers by law enforcement officials throughout the country."―New York Times Book Review



"[Shows] how fragile FBI integrity can be when the good guys lose sight of [the] truth, the rules, and the law."
―Washington Post Book World

"[A] jaw-dropping, true-life tale of how two thugs corrupted the FBI."

―Baltimore Sun

"Bone-chilling . . . one of the best nonfiction reads of the year . . . 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."
―New York Post

Biographie de l'auteur :

As a reporter for nearly two decades for the Boston Globe, Dick Lehr won numerous journalism awards and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A professor of journalism at Boston University, he is coauthor of the Edgar Award-winning Black Mass, the Edgar Award finalist Judgment Ridge, and The Underboss. He lives near Boston with his wife and four children.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarpPeren
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0060959258
• ISBN 13: 9780060959258
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400