Street Soldier: My Life as an Enforcer for Whitey Bulger and the Irish Mob

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Summary: He's laughing all the way to the bank
Review: There is one truth in this book-- Eddie MacKenzie is a scumbag. It makes me sick to think that he is laughing all the way to the bank with his book sale receipts.

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Summary: WHO BETTER TO TELL WHITEY'S STORY THAN HIS ENFORCER?
Review: This book is a straight-shooting and electrifying tale of Whitey Bulger's gang in Boston. It offers insight into Whitey's world unlike any book I've read so far on the subject. The author is not looking for forgiveness or sympathy and often refers to himself as a scumbag. He gives graphic details on his bonecrushing days and Whitey's violence. Well chronicled and fascinating reading.

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Summary: My heart raced the whole time!!!
Review: This book offers a raw insight to the days when Whitey Bulger and his Irish mob ruled the streets of Southie. It was written by one of Whitey's former legbreakers, Eddie Mac who does not hold back on detail when telling his story - faint of heart be warned! This book is a must-read for those who enjoy reading true crime/mob books!

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Summary: A Heartbreaking, Fascinating and Riveting Account...
Review: This is a heartbreaking and riveting account of one man's life in the close-knit neighborhood of South Boston, and the 20th century underworld associated with it that few glimpse or know of. The temptations, codes, illegality, loyalties, betrayals, customs and excesses of New England Organized Crime under the mystique and terror of the still-missing desperate fugitive and elusive James J. "Whitey" Bulger are revealed here in very frightening terms. And yet this is also a story of a man who fought the demons of abandonment and abuse at an early age, who made his own rules, took enormous risks on both sides of the law, survived the toughest codes of Southie, and finally went straight in his middle age, in part because the FBI finally caught up with him and forced his hand, and also because of the profound love he has for his children and his community. Fascinating forward by Attorney Al Nugent, the author's lawyer and life-long friend. The author's comments on the ongoing appeal of Federal FBI Agent John J. Connelly, Jr. should be taken with a pound of salt. Be that as it may, I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: A self-serving book
Review: This lowlife legbreaker writes about the sexual pleasure he gets from breaking peoples legs, rats out other crooks to save his own criminal behind, and then tells us about how touched he is after going to college and finding out he's a good guy who loves his daughters. I felt disgusted with this guy who seemed top think the OTHER crooks were bad and he was good, after all he went to college. (so did Ted Bundy)
I had read BLACK MASS earlier and liked it. Still curious about Whitey Bulger, I tried this book. It stunk. I could write about my disgust with this book (and I LOVE mob books) for days, but instead just send me your address and you can have my copy. This fool should not take anyone else's money.