Montreal's Irish "Mafia"

I blogged about this book before, but I'm plugging it again today because tomorrow is Saint Paddy's Day. Okay, so it may not seem like the best way to celebrate everything Irish, but if like me you like to know the darker side of a culture and love true crime history, this is one you cannot miss: Montreal's Irish Mafia. It's like reading an epic crime novel, except you know it's not fiction. But talking of fiction, it really is a great source of inspiration for crime fiction. We often forget that organised crime is not always Italian. Every year on Saint Patrick's Day, I take it out and I read a few pages.