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There have been other books published on the subject of Whitey Bulger and his unprecedented run as gangster boss of South Boston, but none like this. The book delves deep into a history of corruption in Boston that linked gangsters and law enforcement in the city, a symbiotic relationship that sowed the seeds for the Bulger era. Where the Bodies Were Buried uses the 2013 trial of Whitey as framing device to venture backwards and forward in time, presenting the most complete picture of Bulger's long running criminal enterprise, and the culture of corruption on both sides of the law that made it all possible.