{"product_id":"a-criminal-and-an-irishman-the-inside-story-of-the-boston-mob-ira-connection-9781586424299","title":"A Criminal and an Irishman: The Inside Story of the Boston Mob - IRA Connection","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Patrick Nee | Richard Farrell | Michael Blythe\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Steerforth Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Steerforth Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Organized Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA former rival and associate of Whitey Bulger tells all in this true crime memoir about the inner workings of life in the Irish mob \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eSay Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Mass\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePaddy Whacked\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Even as he chases someone with a rifle through South Boston, he's the sort of guy you want to root for. . .\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Lawrence Eagle-Tribune \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e** 20th Anniversary Edition ** A \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller ** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Criminal and an Irishman \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of Pat Nee's life as an Irish immigrant and Southie son, a combat marine in Vietnam 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 wars, and revenge killings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNee details his evolution from tough street kid to armed robber to dangerous potential killer, disclosing how he used his underworld connections as a secret operative for the Irish Republican Army. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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 7 1\/2 tons of munitions aboard the fishing trawler Valhalla. No other Southie underworld figure can match Pat's reputation for resolve and authenticity.","brand":"Steerforth Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47564836503703,"sku":"9781586424299","price":1305.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781586424299.webp?v=1774694786","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-criminal-and-an-irishman-the-inside-story-of-the-boston-mob-ira-connection-9781586424299","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}