"The Brothers Bulger"

The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century (Howie Carr)

This is one of those good books that's hard to recommend. It details how, well, I guess you can tell from the title. Our two villains are Billy Bulger, the politically minded brother, who gets less ink, and his criminal brother, the notorious Whitey Bulger. Most of the book is about Whitey and his astounding corruption of multiple FBI agents and his getting away with murder for dozens of years (until he finally ran out of competitors to rat out and ended up on the FBI's most wanted list). It's tough to read - the book is very well researched and readable, but how corrupt the FBI was is truly stomach-turning, and this book is one of those stories where if I saw it on an episode of Law and Order, I'd be yelling "Oh, come on!" at the TV. Maybe it would have helped if there was a updated version released after Whitey was caught (spoiler alert), but as is, this is difficult to recommend without reservations.

Grade: :(