Table of Contents
Introduction viii
Chapter 1 Fighting Irish 1
Chapter 2 Speakeasy Revenge, Part 1: A Deadly Investigation 5
Chapter 3 Gangland's Roots 14
Chapter 4 The Black Hand 17
Chapter 5 Introducing … the Mafia 21
Chapter 6 Chinatown Tong Wars 23
Chapter 7 The Rise of the Mafia in Boston's Little Italy 30
Chapter 8 "An Orgy of Pillage" 36
Chapter 9 Early North End Gang Wars 40
Chapter 10 Friday the 13th Murder Mystery 45
Chapter 11 Drive-by Shooting 51
Chapter 12 Goofy Campbell 54
Chapter 13 The Untold History of the Gustin Gang 57
Chapter 14 Frankie Gustin's Final Stand 72
Chapter 15 Speakeasy Revenge, Part 2: McDonald Fights Back 78
Chapter 16 The Dentist-Turned-Bookmaker 83
Chapter 17 Anatomy of a Speakeasy 86
Chapter 18 Adventures of a Liquor Raider 89
Chapter 19 Little Harry Wolen 92
Chapter 20 King Solomon's Reign Ends 98
Chapter 21 Beano Breen 104
Chapter 22 Boston's Own Bobbed-Hair Bandit 111
Chapter 23 Brinks 115
Chapter 24 Patriarca 124
Chapter 25 The Elder Statesmen 131
Chapter 26 Going Undercover 135
Chapter 27 The End of the Road for the Bobbed-Hair Bandit 137
Chapter 28 The Nite Lite 139
Chapter 29 Gagliardi and the Boston Strangler 142
Chapter 30 Berkshire Downs 146
Chapter 31 Charlestown vs. Winter Hill 154
Chapter 32 Marked Men 158
Chapter 33 Hitmen 161
Chapter 34 Hangouts 165
Chapter 35 Mafia Induction Ceremony 172
Chapter 36 Whitey's World 178
Epilogue: Where Are They Now? 183
Gangland Street Lingo 185
Acknowledgments 186
Endnotes 188
Bibliography 198
Index 202
About the Author 208
