The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer

Philip Carlo

Apr 2011 · Random House

About this ebook

Top Mafia hit man. Doting father. For 30 years, 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 neighbourhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey.

Kuklinski was Sammy 'the Bull' Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano, John Gotti hired him to kill his neighbour and he was also intimately involved in the killing of Jimmy Hoffa. He conducted this sadistic business with cold-hearted intensity, never disappointing his customers. For an additional price, he would make his victims suffer. By his own estimate, he killed over 200 men, taking enormous pride in his cunning and the ferocity of his technique.

The Ice Man is a blood-chilling insight into the mind of one of the world's most prolific contract killers.

Ratings and reviews

Great book to read. Couldn't put it down. Very interesting to see how this man went through his life and in the beginning your horrified by the way Richard is but I found the same as the author beginning to like him and at least understand him in a way

Great book. It's on my bookshelf, 2nd true crime book I purchased from my growing archeive of 35. Have read many times. Recomended to any true crime reader.

I found it difficult to stay with this book as the writing style really jumps all over the place. However it is a fascinating read and a good basis for the movie which I did enjoy.

About the author

Philip Carlo was one of the world's foremost experts on serial killers and was the author of a number of other true-crime books, including the New York Times bestseller The Night Stalker, and Stolen Flower, in which he controversially investigated organised paedophile groups. He died in November 2010.