Now for the first time in the UK, this US bestseller is revised and updated in the wake of the June 2011 capture of America's most wanted mob boss - "Whitey" Bulger. John Connolly and James "Whitey" Bulger grew up together on the tough streets of South Boston. Decades later, in the mid-1970s, they met again. By then, Connolly was a major figure in the FBI's Boston office whilst Whitey was godfather of the Irish Mob, feared throughout Boston as the city's meanest enforcer. He wasn't the sort of guy you'd admire, especially if you were in law enforcement. But John Connolly wasn't like most FBI agents. He had worshipped Bulger since he was a kid and he had an idea, a scheme to bring Bulger into the FBI fold and into the Bureau's big league himself. Connolly's plan was to use Whitey Bulger as a top secret snitch in the FBI's war against the Mafia. But Bulger had other plans and over time, the information started flowing the wrong way..."Black Mass" is the chilling true story of a dark deal that spiralled out of control, leading to drug dealing, racketeering, and murder. An epic tale of violence, double-cross and corruption. It is also a book about the pull of place and the ties between people. Lehr and O'Neill take us deep undercover, exposing one of the worst scandals in FBI history and the black hearts of two old friends who preferred the darkness of permanent midnight.