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The Butcher by Philip Carlo
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The Butcher

Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath

Philip Carlo

HarperCollins · 2009-09-29

The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath

Biography & MemoirTrue CrimeCrime

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Who It's For

  • Good for readers who enjoy Biography & Memoir
  • Good for readers interested in crime
  • Good for fans of True Crime

What You Get

  • Themes: Crime.
  • Reading lane: Biography & Memoir and True Crime.
  • Publisher: HarperCollins.

About This Book

The New York Times bestselling author of Gaspipe and The Ice Man, Phillip Carlo returns with a hair-raising portrait of arguably the most depraved psychopath in the history of the Mafia, mob enforcer Tommy “Karate” Pitera. The Butcher tells 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...

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The New York Times bestselling author of Gaspipe and The Ice Man, Phillip Carlo returns with a hair-raising portrait of arguably the most depraved psychopath in the history of the Mafia, mob enforcer Tommy “Karate” Pitera. The Butcher tells 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 Butcher is destined to be a true crime classic alongside Wiseguys by Nicholas Pileggi and Underboss by Peter Maas .