The Ice Man, Philip Carlo
The Ice Man, Philip Carlo
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The Ice Man
Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer

Author: Philip Carlo

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Unabridged: 19 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/29/2006


Synopsis

Richard "The Ice Man" Kuklinski led a double life beyond anything ever seen on The Sopranos, becoming one of the most notorious professional assassins in American history while hosting neighborhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey. Now, after 240 hours of face-to-face interviews with Kuklinski and his wife and daughters, author Philip Carlo tells his extraordinary story.

Kuklinski was Sammy "The Bull" Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano at Spark's Steakhouse. John Gotti hired him to kill the neighbor who accidentally ran over his child. For an additional price, he would make victims suffer; he conducted this sadistic business with cold-hearted intensity, never disappointing his customers. By his own estimate, he killed over two hundred men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique.

Kuklinski's story, once known, captivated the public and became the subject of three HBO documentaries about which the New York Times raved "Few viewers are ever likely to forget this thoroughly chilling portrait. As for possible movie competition, it would work on the level of The Silence of the Lambs."

About Philip Carlo

Philip Carlo grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, amidst the world's highest concentration of Mafia members. His intimate knowledge of their walk and their talk helped him become a successful crime writer. His breakthrough, the critically acclaimed The Night Stalker, chronicles the brutal career of serial killer Richard Ramirez. Philip lives in New York.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Anonymous on 2007-10-19 17:07:02

This book was riveting. Knowing that it was non-fiction, I found myself looking over my shoulder for a few days. This one was extremely long (16 disks). Frankly there was not enough material for this length. The author spent a lot of time repeating himself. There was more then one time when I actually checked to make sure I hadn't accidentally switched to an earlier disk in my multi-CD changer, because there was so much in depth detail being repeated. All in all, it is a great book. It got a 4 star instead of a 5 because I think the author could have done it in about 12 disks.

AudiobooksNow review by Wendy on 2009-05-28 15:11:57

This is very fascinating....and very gory. Listen to it if you can.

Goodreads review by Francesc on July 18, 2022

No es un prodigio de escritura, pero la novela es escalofriante y es un relato brutal sobre la vida de un asesino en serie y sus relaciones con la mafia italiana de Nueva York. Es un ejemplo claro de como se hace la personalidad psicopática. Además, a través de la relación de Richard Kuklinski con la......more

Goodreads review by Geoff on September 29, 2015

If you're into Mafia stories or just true crime stories in general then this is definetly a book you should check out. This book tells the story of Richard Kuklinksi who was perhaps one of the most disturbed individuals who ever lived. This man started out as a serial killer but then he crossed path......more

Goodreads review by Cole on April 25, 2009

This book was poorly written. However, I couldn't put it down. The man it is written about is incredibly interesting. This makes for good light reading. I just wish the author would have taken the time to read the crap he was scratching down on the pages. It was irritating to read the same thing ove......more

Goodreads review by Fritz on February 16, 2016

My experience reading this book was the same as my experience reading A Million Little Pieces: amazement at first, turning slowly to mild disbelief, then later outrage at having had my time wasted. There's no way that half of what's in this book is true, and I'm not the only one to think this: see e......more

Goodreads review by Cookie*420 on September 29, 2012

I could not get enough of this sick character. Great story as disturbing as it is to think it all really happened, and he lived just a few towns away. Most serial killers get sensationalized after they're caught. Richard needs no building up, he was pure evil from the start. A must read.......more