If you want to read more about Whitey Bulger, here are the top books about Whitey Bulger:
1. “Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal” by Dick
Lehr and Gerard O'Neill
This book depicts Whitey Bulger’s rise from small time thug to
Boston’s most notorious mobster. The 2015 movie “Black Mass” starring Johnny
Depp is based on this book. The authors are former Boston Globe reporters.
2. “Brutal: The Untold Story of My Life Inside Whitey Bulger's Irish Mob” by Kevin Weeks and Phyllis Karas
The story of Bulger associate Kevin Weeks and his relationship with Whitey Bulger. Weeks began
cooperating with the FBI after his arrest in 1999. His testimony helped convict FBI agent John
Connolly and mobster Stephen
Flemmi. The authors are investigative reporters at the Boston Globe who worked on the team that first broke the news that Whitey Bulger was committing major crimes while being protected as an FBI informant.
Written by the same authors as "Black Mass", this book goes into more depth about Bulger's early life. Some of the new information about Bulger is
based on previously-classified material.
4. "Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and theManhunt That Brought Him to Justice" by Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy
The authors are investigative reporters at the Boston Globe who worked on the team that first broke the story that Whitey Bulger was committing major crimes while being protected as an FBI informant.
The authors are investigative reporters at the Boston Globe who worked on the team that first broke the story that Whitey Bulger was committing major crimes while being protected as an FBI informant.
