Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob

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Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob is a nonfiction book that chronicles the corrupt relationship between Boston mobster Whitey Bulger and his Winter Hill Gang and their handlers within the FBI.

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instanceOf nonfiction book
true crime book
adaptationType film adaptation
adaptedAs Black Mass (2015 film) NERFINISHED
author Dick Lehr NERFINISHED
Gerard O’Neill NERFINISHED
basedOn real events in Boston organized crime
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes FBI protection of Whitey Bulger
Winter Hill Gang criminal activities
investigations into FBI misconduct in Boston office
focusesOn alliance between Winter Hill Gang and FBI
corrupt relationship between Whitey Bulger and FBI handlers
genre nonfiction
true crime
mediaType print
notableCharacter James "Whitey" Bulger NERFINISHED
John Connolly NERFINISHED
Stephen Flemmi NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
placeOfPublication New York City
publisher PublicAffairs NERFINISHED
setIn Boston NERFINISHED
subject FBI informant program
Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED
Whitey Bulger NERFINISHED
Winter Hill Gang NERFINISHED
organized crime in Boston
police corruption
theme abuse of power
government corruption
informant handling
organized crime
timePeriodCovered 1970s
1980s
1990s

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