Ratman: The Trial and Conviction of Whitey Bulger

With a $2 million reward on his head, James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger was the most-wanted fugitive in America for sixteen years when he was captured by the FBI in June 2011. Two years later, this Boston organized-crime boss went on trial in his hometown. In his latest book, <i>Ratman: The Trial and Conviction of Whitey Bulger</i>, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Howie Carr chronicles the trial of this notorious mob boss, who was charged with nineteen murders. Carr also shares accounts of a uniquely personal nature, including testimony from one of Bulger's hit men, who Whitey ordered to kill Carr in the driveway of his home. Despite Bulger's attempts to keep this <i>Boston Herald</i> columnist and radio talk-show host out of the courtroom by listing him as a defense witness, the judge allowed Carr to cover the trial, putting readers in the front row at one of the most entrancing murder trials in recent history.