<DIV>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 and Whitey had become godfather of the Irish Mob. Connolly had an idea, a scheme that might bring Bugler into the FBI fold and John Connolly into the Bureau's big leagues. But Bulger had other plans. Compellingly told by two former <i>Boston Globe</i> reporters who were on the case from the beginning, <i>Black Mass</i> is the chilling true story of what happened between them?a dark deal that spiraled out of control, leading to drug dealing, racketeering, and murder.</DIV>