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The Iceman

The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer

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The Iceman

By: Anthony Bruno
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
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Summary

At home, Richard Kuklinski was a dedicated suburban family man; on the street, he was the Iceman, a professional hit man and lethal scam artist, a man so heartless he kept one of his victims frozen for over two years to disguise the time of death. His personal body count was over 100, but the police couldn’t touch him. Then undercover agent Dominick Polifrone posed as a mobster and began a deadly game of cat and mouse.

The Iceman chronicles Kuklinski’s grisly career and exposes his murderous double life.

Anthony Bruno, a crime writer, is the author of 11 crime fiction novels and four books of nonfiction true crime. His nonfiction work The Seekers: A Bounty Hunter's Story, was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2001 for best fact crime book. His novel Bad Apple was adapted for television in 2004.

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" The Iceman chilleth! Not for the faint of heart but a rousing, riveting read. I read it in one (scary) gulp." (Jack Olson, author of I: The Creation of a Serial Killer)
"Bruno has done an excellent job of re-creating the tension and stress Polifrone experienced in fulfilling his risky undercover assignment." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Smoothly written…Bruno puts his writing talents to white-knuckle use with a tight focus on a killer with no human feelings except toward his wife and three sons…. A fast-paced, suspenseful re-creation of how a vicious killer was run to ground.” ( Kirkus Reviews)
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Loved this book so much I completed it in 2 days. Very informative, great detail into lots of the crimes he committed & a great portrayal of his personality too. Narrator was very fitting also. Highly recommend the westies for anyone who enjoys this one

Brilliant

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A fascinating glimpse into a world I'll never see, DV. It is enthralling in its depth of degenerate moral reasoning, reason being absent in any form recognisable to the normal run of civilised society.
Once the listening experience is entered into with this recording it is very hard not to be carried along right to the bitter end.

the iceman cometh

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I got this it was free, the cover looks cheap I wasn’t expecting much.

The performance and the writing are excellent one of the best true crime books. I’ve seen the YouTube interviews with the killer and the narrator plays him perfectly. Absolutely brilliant vocal performance. I just wish he had done “the five families” which is like a sleeping tablet in audiobook form.

This is a gem.

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This audiobook, read by Bronson Pinchot, has been on my wish list for a while and when it was added to the unlimited section, I had to listen. In two days, I was gripped from start to finish and completed the book in probably the shortest amount of time so far with my audible account. Can’t recommend it enough if you like dark and thrilling mob/true crime stories.

Well worth listening to. Chilling, eye-opening and deep dive into the life and times of a cold blooded killer

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Incredible. Grit. True 80s style thriller. Except this is true crime. Performance of the reader is simple, no-frills, no bells, no whistles, straightforward and just awesome .

One of the best stories I have heard. Period.

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