The Boston Mob Guide
Hit Men, Hoodlums & Hideouts

Matt Damon recently told GQ that he would be teaming up with Ben Affleck to do a film about Whitely Bulger. Shortly thereafter, Mark Wahlberg announced that he hoped to secure exclusive rights to the story from Bulger. If you're the kind of person who loves to be out in front of major news and Holly......more

I wanted to like this because generally these photo books have a lot of neat historical images with text telling about the images. Unfortunately, this particular book was tedious to get through, even though the topic was interesting. Text written in passive form made some spots difficult to read and......more

A solid reference book covering many years of the Boston underworld. Does repeat itself occasionally, but only helps to place people and places in reference to each other. Fascinating for someone who grew up in Massachusetts and wants more insight into this subject. I still have as many questions as......more

A good helping hand to understanding the Boston Mob. This book goes into great detail of the mobsters. Still was hard keeping them all straight. Would have liked it in time order better.......more

Authors Beverly Ford and Stephanie Schorow have assembled a quick-moving 160-page book that puts recently captured fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger into his historic and geographic context. In addition to Bulger and his underworld cronies in the infamous Winter Hill Gang, the authors examine the major......more