A Criminal and An Irishman by Patrick Nee

A Criminal and An Irishman by Patrick Nee

A former rival and associate of Whitey Bulger tells all in this "profane, often brutal" true crime memoir about the inner workings of life in the Irish mob (The Boston Herald)
 
After serving in Vietnam as a combat Marine, Irishman Pat Nee returned to the gang-filled streets of Boston. A member of the Mullen Gang since the age of 14, Nee rejoined the group to lead their fight against Whitey Bulger's Killeen brothers. Years later, the two gangs merged to form the Winter Hill Gang, at first led by Howie Winter and then by Bulger. But by the time Bulger took over, a wide rift had opened up between the infamous crime boss and Pat Nee, who was disgusted by Bulger's brutality.

A Criminal and an Irishman is the story of Pat Nee's life as an Irish immigrant and Southie son, a Marine and convicted IRA gun smuggler, and a former rival-turned-associate of James "Whitey" Bulger. His narrative transports readers into the criminal underworld, taking them inside preparation for armored car heists, gang wangs, and revenge killings. Nee details his evolution from tough street kid to armed robber to dangerous potential killer, disclosing for the first time how he used his underworld connections as a secret operative for the Irish Republican Army. For years, Pat smuggled weapons and money from the United States to Ireland--in the bottoms of coffins, behind false panels of vans--leading up to a transatlantic shipment of seven and a half tons of munitions aboard the fishing trawler Valhalla. No other Southie underworld figure can match Pat's reputation for resolve and authenticity.

Farrell, Richard: - Richard Farrell is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a former pilot who holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. His work has appeared in Hunger Mountain, upstreet, New Plains Review, Potomac Review, Descant, and elsewhere. Originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, he teaches creative writing at Grossmont College in San Diego, where he lives with his wife and two children. This is his first novel.

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ISBN 13	9781586421229
ISBN 10	1586421220
Title	A Criminal and An Irishman
Author	Patrick Nee
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Steerforth Press
Year published	2007-03-27
Number of pages	232
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