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

Now a major motion picture starring Johnny DeppA New York Times BestsellerA Boston Globe BestsellerAn ABA Indie BestsellerJames "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.