A Criminal and An Irishman: The Inside Story of the Boston Mob - IRA Connection
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This memoir follows Pat Nee, an Irish immigrant raised on the working-class streets of South Boston. After returning from combat service as a Marine in Vietnam, he rejoined the Mullen Gang, which he had belonged to since his teens, and fought alongside it against the Killeen brothers, rivals of James Whitey Bulger. The rival gangs later combined, and Nee watched the new organization fall under Bulger's control, a shift that troubled him because of the brutality it brought.
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Nee describes the everyday workings of the underworld, from planning armored car robberies to settling scores through revenge. He also reveals how his contacts drew him into secret work for the Irish Republican Army, smuggling guns and cash across the Atlantic, hidden in coffins and behind false panels, culminating in a large munitions shipment aboard a fishing trawler.
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