The Butcher
Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath
1st Edition
Published on 19. March 2024
339 pages
978-0-06-194383-6 (ISBN)
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"Mix
The Godfatherwith
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre . . . [a] true-crime study of one of the most coldblooded murderers in history" -
Kirkus Reviews
The New York Times-bestselling author of Gaspipeand The Ice Man,Philip Carloreturns with a hair-raising portrait of arguably the most depraved psychopath in the history of the Mafia, mob enforcer Tommy "Karate" Pitera. The Butchertells the riveting true story of a hit man who loved his work too much-a maniac believed responsible for more than sixty remarkably brutal murders-whom even organized crime's most cold-blooded assassins feared. Another riveting journey into the darkest corners of the underworld, Carlo's The Butcheris destined to be a true crime classic alongside Wiseguysby Nicholas Pileggi and Underbossby Peter Maas.
"A veteran chronicler of the mafiosi, Carlo turns his attention to Tommy Karate Pitera, a brutal capo in the Bonanno crime family who allegedly killed 60 people . . . [A] scalding depiction of this mob mad man." - Publishers Weekly
The New York Times-bestselling author of Gaspipeand The Ice Man,Philip Carloreturns with a hair-raising portrait of arguably the most depraved psychopath in the history of the Mafia, mob enforcer Tommy "Karate" Pitera. The Butchertells the riveting true story of a hit man who loved his work too much-a maniac believed responsible for more than sixty remarkably brutal murders-whom even organized crime's most cold-blooded assassins feared. Another riveting journey into the darkest corners of the underworld, Carlo's The Butcheris destined to be a true crime classic alongside Wiseguysby Nicholas Pileggi and Underbossby Peter Maas.
"A veteran chronicler of the mafiosi, Carlo turns his attention to Tommy Karate Pitera, a brutal capo in the Bonanno crime family who allegedly killed 60 people . . . [A] scalding depiction of this mob mad man." - Publishers Weekly
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Philip Carlo was born and raised on the mean streets of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn-the same streets Tommy Pitera hailed from. There, Carlo earned a Ph.D. in street smarts, and he escaped a life of crime by writing about it with unusual insight. He is the author of the bestsellers The Night Stalker, about notorious serial killer Richard Ramirez, and The Ice Man, about infamous Mafia contract killer Richard Kuklinski. Carlo lives with his wife, Laura, in New York City.
