THE KILLER WITHIN

In his most personal project to date, we learn about Carlo's rise from the streets of Brooklyn, New York, to become a bestselling writer, and his current struggle with a debilitating terminal disease.

In researching his acclaimed true crime books, Phil Carlo has interviewed at length some of the most infamous criminals and killers of our times in prisons and on death rows. His successful books reveal the truth about notorious characters such as LA serial killer Richard Ramirez (The Night Stalker), Mafia contract killer Richard Kuklinski (The Ice Man), and crime boss Anthony Casso (Gaspipe). Working closely with the DEA, Carlo recently published the definitive account of Bonanno family assassin Tommy "Karate" Pitera (The Butcher). Carlo's investigative achievements are remarkable, but what wasn't known to his readers is that, while working on The Ice Man, he learned he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a terminal illness that causes all of the muscles in the body to atrophy over time. In THE KILLER WITHIN, Carlo documents his difficult experiences with ALS and explains how he has managed to continue to write prodigiously in the face of adversity. THE KILLER WITHIN is a gripping, suspenseful page-turner that pulls the reader into the netherworld of Mafia bosses and violent killers, as well as the hard realities of dealing with a fatal disease.