The Killer Within, Philip Carlo
The Killer Within, Philip Carlo
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The Killer Within
In the Company of Monsters

Author: Philip Carlo

Narrator: Kent Bateman

Unabridged: 10 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/06/2011


Synopsis

In researching his acclaimed truecrime books, Philip Carlo interviewed some of the most infamous criminals and killers of our times in prisons and on death rows throughout the country. He was able to forge trusting relationships with his subjects, enabling him to extract the facts behind their monstrous acts and identify what motivated them to commit their horrific crimes. Carlos investigative achievements are remarkable, but what wasnt known to his readers is that, while working on The Ice Man, he learned he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a terminal illness that causes all of the muscles in the body to atrophy over time. Suddenly, after years of penetrating the minds of killers, Carlo found himself being pursued by the grim reaper. But rather than lying down and succumbing to the disease, Carlo continued to work, his books still getting published to both critical and commercial acclaim. In The Killer Within, Carlo documents his difficult experiences with ALS and explains how he managed to continue writing prodigiously in the face of adversity. The Killer Within is a gripping, suspenseful pageturner that pulls the listener into the netherworld of Mafia bosses, Mafia hit men, and serial killers, as well as the hard realities of dealing with a fatal disease.

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

Goodreads review by Eric on July 23, 2012

I wanted to like this book a lot more than I did. The Killer Within refers to the author's battle with ALS - Lou Gehrig Disease - as well as his writing of books about serial killers and mafia hitment. It seems quite ambitious to attempt to blend the two subjects - approaching ALS as if it were anot......more

Goodreads review by Jan on July 03, 2011

I found the writing a bit narcissitic but it is a biography. A good insight for someone battling ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.......more

Goodreads review by Georgiacyn on April 08, 2011

Overall this was a good book. It was a bit on the busy side because it addresses Philip Carlo's experiences as a person childhood through adulthood, his development and accomplishments as an author, and his struggles with ALS. The chronology is anything but linear; it jumps around quite a bit. Inevi......more

Goodreads review by Timothy on March 16, 2011

I've read everything Philip Carlo has written and am a huge fan. Knowing of his passing in 2010, from ALS,made it depressing to read about how much pain and moral defeat he suffered at the hands of this awful disease.......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on April 30, 2011

I loved this book. A interesting and heart felt story. I now have to read all of Philip Carlo's books! RIP Dear Sir!......more