{"product_id":"the-butcher-anatomy-of-a-mafia-psychopath-paperback","title":"The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Carlo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGaspipe\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ice Man, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhillip Carlo \u003c\/em\u003ereturns with a hair-raising portrait of arguably the most depraved psychopath in the history of the Mafia, mob enforcer Tommy \"Karate\" Pitera. \u003cem\u003eThe Butcher \u003c\/em\u003etells 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Butcher \u003c\/em\u003eis destined to be a true crime classic alongside \u003cem\u003eWiseguys \u003c\/em\u003eby Nicholas Pileggi and \u003cem\u003eUnderboss \u003c\/em\u003eby Peter Maas\u003cem\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTommy \"Karate\" Pitera was not likeother mafiosi. A capo in the notoriousBonanno family--a deadlymartial artist highly skilled with knives andother lethal weapons--Pitera murdered hisway to becoming one of the premier assassinsin the New York mafia during the 1980s.He didn't just whack people; he diabolicallymade them disappear forever. In hushedwhispers people spoke of Pitera's secret burialgrounds and the grotesque things he did tohis victim's bodies. If the Mafia had a JeffreyDahmer, it was surely Tommy Pitera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering the first-ever look at the life andcrimes of Tommy Pitera, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Philip Carlo exposes theman behind some of the most horrific murdersin Mafia history--and tells the story ofthe heroic investigator who brought himdown. Cloaked in the bloody history of LaCosa Nostra, \u003cem\u003eThe Butcher\u003c\/em\u003e is Carlo's mostfrightening portrayal yet of the depraveddepths within a psychopath's mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.04 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915270811964,"sku":"9780061744662","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/M3pqUG8vQ0MyUEw3clk5NU1NYUcvUT09.webp?v=1774361204","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/the-butcher-anatomy-of-a-mafia-psychopath-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}