AUDIOBOOK
Hitman
The Untold Story of Johnny Martorano, Whitey Bulger's Enforcer and the Most Feared Gangster in the U
Howie Carr(0)
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Brothers Bulger comes the story of Johnny Martorano, whom the FBI called "the most feared man in the underworld."
Martin Scorsese's The Departed barely touched his story, but radio talk show sensation, crime reporter, and Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr takes us into the heart of the life of Johnny Martorano. For two decades, Martorano struck fear into anyone remotely connected to his world. His partnership with Whitey Bulger and the infamous Winter Hill Gang led to twenty murders, for which Johnny would serve only twelve years in prison. Carr also looks at the politicians and FBI agents who aided Johnny and Whitey and at the vibrant city of Boston which they so ruthlessly ruled. But most of all, Carr depicts Johnny-the most fascinating crime figure Carr has ever encountered. A plethora of paradoxes, he was Mr. Mom by day and man-about-town by night. Surrounded by fast-living politicians, sports celebrities, and show-biz entertainers, Johnny was charismatically colorful-as charming as he was frightening. After all, he was, in the end, a hitman. Title Info. Dedication. Prologue Miami 2008
Chapter 1. "Always Be a Man"
Chapter 2. Apprentice Gangster
Chapter 3. Gang War
Chapter 4. Th e Animal Flips
Chapter 5. Bwana Johnny
Chapter 6. Th e Winter Hill Gang
Chapter 7. Indian War
Chapter 8. Glory Days
Chapter 9. Th e Bubble Bursts
Chapter 10. Th e Fugitive
Chapter 11. The Last Hit
Chapter 11. The Last Hit..cont
Chapter 12. "You Can't Rat on a Rat"
Chapter 12. "You Can't Rat on a Rat"...cont
Where Are They Now- 2010
"Howie Carr weaves a frightening tale of unlawful conduct, and it's all true."
"The indictments of mobster-mangled Boston continue to rain down in Howie Carr's superb new true-crime book, Hitman. It's horrifying, it's deadpan shocking, it's a brilliant treatise on criminal psychopathy and a portrait of a city defined and subverted by hoodlums run amok. Read this book-it will grab you, garrote you, and leave you gasping for breath."
"Boston Herald columnist Carr has produced a rat-a-tat journey through Boston's underworld…This will especially appeal to those interested in the history of organized crime and Boston."
Martin Scorsese's The Departed barely touched his story, but radio talk show sensation, crime reporter, and Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr takes us into the heart of the life of Johnny Martorano. For two decades, Martorano struck fear into anyone remotely connected to his world. His partnership with Whitey Bulger and the infamous Winter Hill Gang led to twenty murders, for which Johnny would serve only twelve years in prison. Carr also looks at the politicians and FBI agents who aided Johnny and Whitey and at the vibrant city of Boston which they so ruthlessly ruled. But most of all, Carr depicts Johnny-the most fascinating crime figure Carr has ever encountered. A plethora of paradoxes, he was Mr. Mom by day and man-about-town by night. Surrounded by fast-living politicians, sports celebrities, and show-biz entertainers, Johnny was charismatically colorful-as charming as he was frightening. After all, he was, in the end, a hitman. Title Info. Dedication. Prologue Miami 2008
Chapter 1. "Always Be a Man"
Chapter 2. Apprentice Gangster
Chapter 3. Gang War
Chapter 4. Th e Animal Flips
Chapter 5. Bwana Johnny
Chapter 6. Th e Winter Hill Gang
Chapter 7. Indian War
Chapter 8. Glory Days
Chapter 9. Th e Bubble Bursts
Chapter 10. Th e Fugitive
Chapter 11. The Last Hit
Chapter 11. The Last Hit..cont
Chapter 12. "You Can't Rat on a Rat"
Chapter 12. "You Can't Rat on a Rat"...cont
Where Are They Now- 2010
"Howie Carr weaves a frightening tale of unlawful conduct, and it's all true."
"The indictments of mobster-mangled Boston continue to rain down in Howie Carr's superb new true-crime book, Hitman. It's horrifying, it's deadpan shocking, it's a brilliant treatise on criminal psychopathy and a portrait of a city defined and subverted by hoodlums run amok. Read this book-it will grab you, garrote you, and leave you gasping for breath."
"Boston Herald columnist Carr has produced a rat-a-tat journey through Boston's underworld…This will especially appeal to those interested in the history of organized crime and Boston."