This man started out as a serial killer but then he crossed paths with guys who were in the Mafia. This book tells the story of Richard Kuklinksi who was perhaps one of the most disturbed individuals who ever lived.
If you're into Mafia stories or just true crime stories in general then this is definetly a book you should check out. If this were a true story there IS interesting stuff here, but since none of it can be corroborated, its just a very poorly written piece of fiction.more At the many points where a real investigative author would have gone and done some independent fact checking, this one simply repeats some earlier (also unproven) statement to fill more space. He repeats the words of a criminal who (IMO) has greatly inflated his infamy for either notoriety or profit from a (possibly) lucrative book deal. There does not appear to have been any research done by the author. Which brings us to whether any of this is true, and if so how much. To start with there are only perhaps 50 pages of actual content in the book, rephrased so many times, over and over and over for 400+ pages that at some point you'll start to wish a real hitman would show up and put you out of your misery. He repeats the words of a criminal who (IMO This is probably the worst written book I've ever had the misfortune of reading. This is probably the worst written book I've ever had the misfortune of reading.
'A stomach-turning account of the multiple atrocities committed over 43 years by Richard "The Ice Man" Kuklinski' - Publishers Weekly. In short, Richard Kuklinksi may have been one of the greatest enigmas ever. His family never knew of the nights he would meander into Manhattan's Upper West Side and brutally kill whatever panhandler stepped in his path. On the day Richard was arrested, the police found not one single weapon in the house.
But despite even his worst moments at home, his family never knew of his other life as a top hitman contracted by the bosses of east coast crime families.
At times he was a model father that would return home with a car full of groceries and presents, and at other times he was a monster, frequently subjecting Barbara to abuse and leaving their children to watch in horror. As described by his wife Barbara, Richard was two people.
He led a double life: professional assassin and devoted family man. the wife of one victim referred to him as "the devil." Yet behind every monster, even the most cold-blooded ones, there lies a human story.Īfter 240 hours of face-to-face interviews with Richard Kuklinksi and even more time spent with Kuklinski's family, Philip Carlo reveals all in The Ice Man. Responsible for well over 200 murders, he is the man who claims a direct link to the killing of Jimmy Hoffa and he is one of the reasons for John Gotti's rise to power. the wife of one victim referred to him as "the devil." Yet behind every monster, even the most cold-blooded o Richard Kuklinski, aka "the Ice Man," will go down as one of the most vicious killers in history. Richard Kuklinski, aka "the Ice Man," will go down as one of the most vicious killers in history.