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The Ice Man

The Ice Man

Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer

by Philip Carlo

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appears in True Crime, Mystery & Crime, and Fiction.

Philip Carlo's The Ice Man spent over six weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. Top Mob Hitman. 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 Jers...

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appears in True Crime, Mystery & Crime, and Fiction.

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