Whitey's Payback by T J English
Sixteen stories of true crime from America's foremost authority on the underworldJames "Whitey Bulger is the last of the old-fashioned gangsters. As a polished, sophisticated psychopath--who also happened to be a secret FBI informant--his reign of power in Boston lasted for more than twenty years. When he went on the lam in 1995, the kingpin's legend grew to rival that of Al Capone. Captured after sixteen years in hiding, he now sits in a maximum security prison awaiting trial on racketeering charges and nineteen counts of murder. T. J. English has been writing about men like Bulger for more than two decades. And this collection, culled from his career in journalism and supported by new material, shows English at his best. In addition to the numerous pieces about Whitey, he reports stories about gangsters and organized crime from New York City to Jamaica to Hong Kong and Mexico. Be they about old school mobsters, corrupt federal agents, or modern-daynarcotraficanteswreaking havoc on the US-Mexico border, English tells these stories with depth and insight. Combining first-rate reporting and the storytelling technique of a novelist, English takes his readers on a bloody but fascinating journey to the dark side of the American Dream.
T.J.English is the author of the New York Times bestselling novels Havana Nocturne, Paddy Whacked, The Westies, and Born to Kill, which received an Edgar Award nomination. His screenwriting credits include NYPD Blue and Homicide episodes, for which he received the Humanitas Prize. He currently resides in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781480411753 |
| ISBN 10 | 1480411752 |
| Title | Whitey's Payback |
| Author | T J English |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Open Road Media |
| Year published | 2013-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 244 |
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