The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer (Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer)
Carlo, Philip | St Martins Pr
0원 | 20090428 | 9780312938840
Top Mob Hitman. Devoted Husband and father. For thirty years, he led a double lifebecoming the most notorious professional assassin in American history. This is the true story ofTHE ICE MANHe was Sammy the Bull Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano. John Gotti hired him to torture and kill his neighbor. A favorite among all the seven East Coast crime families, Richard "Ice Man" Kuklinski conducted his business with coldhearted intensity. By his own estimate, he murdered over two hundred men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique."Carlo effectively tells the life story of the family man who spent thirty years as a professional killer, while hosting barbecues in suburban New Jersey."New YorkPostBut behind Kuklinski's trail of murder was a traditional, loving, Catholic family. A married father of three, Kuklinski was always regarded as being especially kind to children; he threw summer block parties in his New Jersey neighborhood, and he was always generous around Christmastime. And before his crimes finally caught up with him, his family never suspected a thing..."A hell of a book, a brutal page-turner." Larry King
Philip Carlo grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, amidst the world's highest concentration of Mafia members. His intimate knowledge of their culture, their walk, and their talk helped him become a successful crime writer. His breakthrough,The Night Stalker,chronicles the brutal career of serial killer Richard Ramirez. Carlo lives in New York. Visit him on the Web at www.philipcarlo.com.
Philip Carlo grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, amidst the world' s highest concentration of Mafia members. His intimate knowledge of their culture, their walk, and their talk helped him become a successful crime writer. His breakthrough, The Night Stalker, chronicles the brutal career of serial killer Richard Ramirez. Carlo lives in New York. Visit him on the Web at www.philipcarlo.com.
Philip Carlo was the author of Gaspipe, The Butcher, and The Night Stalker, which chronicles the brutal career of serial killer Richard Ramirez. Carlo grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, amidst the world's highest concentration of Mafia members. When he was 16, Carlo was shot in the head in a gang war, and while recuperating, he read voraciously, discovering the magic of books for the first time. His intimate knowledge of Mafia culture - their walk and their talk - helped Carlo become a successful crime writer. He died in 2010 from ALS.
Philip Carlowas the author of Gaspipe, The Butcher, and The Night Stalker, which chronicles the brutal career of serial killer Richard Ramirez. Carlo grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, amidst the world's highest concentration of Mafia members. When he was 16, Carlo was shot in the head in a gang war, and while recuperating, he read voraciously, discovering the magic of books for the first time. His intimate knowledge of Mafia culture - their walk and their talk - helped Carlo become a successful crime writer. He died in 2010 from ALS.
Philip Carlowas the author of Gaspipe, The Butcher, and The Night Stalker, which chronicles the brutal career of serial killer Richard Ramirez. Carlo grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, amidst the world's highest concentration of Mafia members. When he was 16, Carlo was shot in the head in a gang war, and while recuperating, he read voraciously, discovering the magic of books for the first time. His intimate knowledge of Mafia culturetheir walk and their talkhelped Carlo become a successful crime writer. He died in 2010 from ALS.
Carlo presents a harrowing account of Richard Kuklinski, a seemingly ordinary husband and father who was also a cold-blooded killer for hire--the man the Mafia called on when they wanted a special kind of hit. Martin's Press.
He was Sammy the Bull Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano. John Gotti hired him to torture and kill his neighbor. A favorite among all the seven East Coast crime families, Richard "Ice Man" Kuklinski conducted his business with coldhearted intensity. By his own estimate, he murdered over two hundred men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique.But behind Kuklinski's trail of murder was a traditional, loving, Catholic family. A married father of three, Kuklinski was always regarded as being especially kind to children; he threw summer block parties in his New Jersey neighborhood, and he was always generous around Christmastime. And before his crimes finally caught up with him, his family never suspected a thing...
He was Sammy the Bull Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano. John Gotti hired him to torture and kill his neighbor. A favorite among all the seven East Coast crime families, Richard "Ice Man" Kuklinski conducted his business with coldhearted intensity. By his own estimate, he murdered over two hundred men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique. But behind Kuklinski's trail of murder was a traditional, loving, Catholic family. A married father of three, Kuklinski was always regarded as being especially kind to children; he threw summer block parties in his New Jersey neighborhood, and he was always generous around Christmastime. And before his crimes finally caught up with him, his family never suspected a thing...
He was Sammy the Bull Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano. John Gotti hired him to torture and kill his neighbor. A favorite among all the seven East Coast crime families, Richard "Ice Man" Kuklinski conducted his business with coldhearted intensity. By his own estimate, he murdered over two hundred men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique. But behind Kuklinski's trail of murder was a traditional, loving, Catholic family. A married father of three, Kuklinski was always regarded as being especially kind to children; he threw summer block parties in his New Jersey neighborhood, and he was always generous around Christmastime. And before his crimes finally caught up with him, his family never suspected a thing'?9780312938840
He was Sammy the Bull Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano. John Gotti hired him to torture and kill his neighbor. A favorite among all the seven East Coast crime families, Richard "Ice Man" Kuklinski conducted his business with coldhearted intensity. By his own estimate, he murdered over two hundred men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique.But behind Kuklinski's trail of murder was a traditional, loving, Catholic family. A married father of three, Kuklinski was always regarded as being especially kind to children; he threw summer block parties in his New Jersey neighborhood, and he was always generous around Christmastime. And before his crimes finally caught up with him, his family never suspected a thing...
The Ice Man" is a "stomach-turning account of the multiple atrocities committed over 43 years by Richard 'The Ice Man Kuklinski--as sadistic a killer as most readers would ever want to encounter in print" ("Publishers Weekly").
"Carlo effectively tells the life story of the family man who spent thirty years as a professional killer, while hosting barbecues in suburban New Jersey."New YorkPost"A hell of a book, a brutal page-turner." Larry King"Philip Carlo captured the essence of who my husband was."Barbara Kuklinski"Spine-chilling...readers will become so engrossed in the details that they'll forget that this is a true story."Library Journal"ReadingThe Ice Manleft me cold, perplexed, horrified. No one today writing about the criminals, the streets, has the insight and innate knowledge of the criminal mind. I highly recommend this book."Joey Reynolds, host of WOR Radio"Carlo writes with the sharpness of a stiletto. His words are cutting and brutal and meaningful. I could not putThe Ice Mandown. It is the most compelling book I have ever read."Louis Free, the Heartland Radio Show"What Philip Carlo did was capture the heart and soul of Richard Kuklinski. I could not put his book down."HBO Producer Gaby Monet "Both my wife and I read this book. While we were reading the book, neither one of us spoke to the other for days."George Nooray, Coast to Coast Radio
"Carlo effectively tells the life story of the family man who spent thirty years as a professional killer, while hosting barbecues in suburban New Jersey." New York Post "A hell of a book, a brutal page-turner." Larry King "Philip Carlo captured the essence of who my husband was."Barbara Kuklinski "Spine-chilling...readers will become so engrossed in the details that they'll forget that this is a true story." Library Journal "Reading The Ice Manleft me cold, perplexed, horrified. No one today writing about the criminals, the streets, has the insight and innate knowledge of the criminal mind. I highly recommend this book."Joey Reynolds, host of WOR Radio "Carlo writes with the sharpness of a stiletto. His words are cutting and brutal and meaningful. I could not put The Ice Mandown. It is the most compelling book I have ever read."Louis Free, the Heartland Radio Show "What Philip Carlo did was capture the heart and soul of Richard Kuklinski. I could not put his book down."HBO Producer Gaby Monet "Both my wife and I read this book. While we were reading the book, neither one of us spoke to the other for days."George Nooray, Coast to Coast Radio
"Carlo effectively tells the life story of the family man who spent thirty years as a professional killer, while hosting barbecues in suburban New Jersey."New YorkPost"A hell of a book, a brutal page-turner." Larry King"Philip Carlo captured the essence of who my husband was."Barbara Kuklinski"Spine-chilling...readers will become so engrossed in the details that they'll forget that this is a true story."Library Journal"ReadingThe Ice Manleft me cold, perplexed, horrified. No one today writing about the criminals, the streets, has the insight and innate knowledge of the criminal mind. I highly recommend this book."Joey Reynolds, host of WOR Radio"Carlo writes with the sharpness of a stiletto. His words are cutting and brutal and meaningful. I could not putThe Ice Mandown. It is the most compelling book I have ever read."Louis Free, the Heartland Radio Show"What Philip Carlo did was capture the heart and soul of Richard Kuklinski. I could not put his book down."HBO Producer Gaby Monet "Both my wife and I read this book. While we were reading the book, neither one of us spoke to the other for days."George Nooray, Coast to Coast Radio
