The Butcher

"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