Plug Uglies

by Howie Carr

Plug Uglies is a perfect addition to the library of any true-crime fan anywhere. Plug Uglies is the final installment in best-selling author Howie Carr s series about organized crime in Boston. In this book, Howie tells a number of previously untold stories about the famous FBI bugging of the Boston Mafia s headquarters, the merger of the Winter Hill Gang with the Mafia, and the Plymouth Mail Truck robbery. He also includes scores of never-before-seen photos, revealing the private lives of Mob serial killer Jimmy the Bear Flemmi and one of Johnny Martorano s long-forgotten victims. The book also includes Whitey Bulger s early military and court records, including the first record of his informing from 1956, FBI Most Wanted posters, and a fascinating series of memos from the Massachusetts State Police detailing the inside story on the hits of the Irish Gang War.

Genres: History, Biography, Crime

264 pages, Paperback

First published October 3, 2014

About the author

Howie Carr is a columnist for the Boston Herald and hosts a radio talk show syndicated throughout New England. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the true crime biographies The Brothers Bulger and Hitman, and author of the crime novel Hard Knocks. In 1985, Carr won a National Magazine Award, and in 2008 he was elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame. He lives in suburban Boston with his wife and their three daughters.

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Reviews

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very interesting book about mobsters written by the Boston radio personality, Howie Carr. It should not be views as a straight read in the traditional sense. It is more of a scrapbook and reference guide to the Boston underworld of covering the time period of 1950-1990. As a fan of Howie Carr, I enjoyed his style and his insight into the background on Boston area 'sportsmen'. It also paints a clear picture of the ongoing corruption in Massachusetts politics and law enforcement, though this is secondary to the Pantheon of Plug Uglies presented to the reader in the book.

[Aprille · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was different!!! There were people that I have not heard of since I was very little and to see some of them in this book brought back some very happy memories..Yes I know this is the LAST type of review someone would expect but it is very true..My life was filled with these people and I did not see the dangerous or bad or hardcore side of them..I saw the funny guys..or the ones who treated me and my family so kindly..or treated me like a little princess.
There are millions of ways to describe some of those in this book. I don't think the term gentlemen ever comes to the minds of most. They were just people, who sometimes had such big hearts..and sometimes messed up just as big..