Boston Globe journalist Emily Sweeney will discuss her latest book, Gangland Boston: A Tour Through The Deadly Streets Of Organized Crime.

Gangsters have played a shady role in shaping Greater Boston’s history. While lurking in local restaurants or just around the corner inside that inconspicuous building, countless criminals have quietly made their mark on the city. Author Emily Sweeney reveals the hidden history of these places, bringing readers back in time to when the North End was wrought with gun violence, Hanover Street was known as a “shooting gallery,” and guys named King Solomon, Beano Breen, and Mickey the Wiseguy ruled the underworld.

Drawing upon years of research and an extensive collection of photographs, Sweeney will shed light on how gang violence unfolded during Prohibition, how the Italian mafia rose to power, and how the Gustin Gang came to be.

It will be an eye-opening journey through Boston’s underworld that introduces readers to the mobsters and racketeers who once operated here.

About the author

Emily Sweeney has written for The Boston Globe since 2001 and is the author of Boston Organized Crime, Gangland Boston, and the forthcoming book, Dropkick Murphy: A Legendary Life. She recently appeared in Bloody Boston, a two-part special on the Reelz channel, and Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie, and The Departed, a documentary feature on the DVD of the Oscar-winning movie The Departed. For more information about her books on organized crime, visit www.bostonorganizedcrime.com and check out her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BostonOrganizedCrime.