Dave Wedge

About The Author

Dave Wedge is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning investigative journalist who wrote for the Boston Herald for 14 years. His book about the 2013 Boston Marathon attacks, Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph Over Tragedy, was adapted for the 2016 movie Patriots Day. He has written bestsellers about Tom Brady and “Deflategate,” Whitey Bulger, and John Lennon. His most recent books, Riding with Evil: Taking Down the Notorious Pagan Motorcycle Gang and Blood & Hate: The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s Battle for Glory, are both in development as feature films. 

Dave is also a co-producer on Hunting Whitey Bulger, a three-episode Hulu docuseries produced and narrated by Ben Affleck and based on Dave's book, Hunting Whitey: The Inside Story of the Capture and Killing of America’s Most Wanted Crime Boss. The series airs in early 2027. He is represented by The Gotham Group and Sterling Lord Literistic. Find him on Instagram @davidmwedge.

Books by Dave Wedge

Blizzard of Lies

Karen Read, John O'Keefe, and the Shocking Unsolved Murder in Cop Town, USA

By Dave Wedge
"A propulsive recap of a fascinating case." —Publishers Weekly

"This is, hands down, one of the best works of crime nonfiction to hit shelves in years." —Booklist

In January 2022, a Boston police officer turned up dead in the snow, seemingly a vict...
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