Cindy Adams cites DEAL WITH THE DEVIL in New York Post

Whitey Bulger is currently on trial for murder. For 16 years, the FBI had reportedly hunted South Boston killer James Joseph Whitey Bulger. His Don, New England Cosa Nostra boss Raymond Patriarca, now shows up in HarperCollins’ new book, “Deal With the Devil: The FBI’s Secret 30-Year Relationship With a Mafia Killer.”

Investigative reporter Peter Lance, mining 1,153 pages of once-secret files, writes of “the FBI’s clandestine relationship with Mafia killer Greg ‘The Grim Reaper’ Scarpa, a ruthless mobster with Hollywood connections.”

His story says family boss Joe Colombo asked Frank Sinatra’s intervention in stopping an exposé about to be written on Raymond Patriarca. Friendship, friendship, just a perfect blendship . . .