{"product_id":"the-ice-man-confessions-of-a-mafia-contract-killer-paperback","title":"The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Carlo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Carlo's \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Man \u003c\/i\u003espent over six weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller List. Top Mob Hitman\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Devoted Family Man. Doting Father. For thirty years, Richard \"The Iceman\" Kuklinski led a shocking double life, becoming the most notorious professional assassin in American history while happily hosting neighborhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Kuklinski was Sammy the Bull Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano, then head of the Gambino crime family, at Sparks Steakhouse. Mob boss John Gotti hired him to torture and kill the neighbor who accidentally ran over his child. For an additional price, Kuklinski would make his victims suffer; he conducted this sadistic business with coldhearted intensity and shocking efficiency, never disappointing his customers. By his own estimate, he killed over two hundred men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis trail of murder lasted over thirty years and took Kuklinski all over America and to the far corners of the earth, Brazil, Africa, and Europe. Along the way, he married, had three children, and put them through Catholic school. His daughter's medical condition meant regular stays in children's hospitals, where Kuklinski was remembered, not as a gangster, but as an affectionate father, extremely kind to children. Each Christmas found the Kuklinski home festooned in colorful lights; each summer was a succession of block parties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis family never suspected a thing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Kuklinski is now the subject of the major motion picture titled \"The Iceman\"(2013), starring James Franco, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, and Chris Evans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Carlo\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of \u003ci\u003eGaspipe, The Butcher\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Stalker\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 8.02 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754268688672,"sku":"9780312374655","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3cf6670559de2f44bdc84195aeeb3d57.webp?v=1780036795","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-ice-man-confessions-of-a-mafia-contract-killer-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}