{"product_id":"9781468300857","title":"The Killer Within: In the Company of Monsters","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn researching his acclaimed true crime books, Phil Carlo has interviewed some of the most infamous criminals and killers of our times in prisons and on Death Rows throughout the country.\u003c\/p\u003e He has been able to forge trusting relationships with his subjects, enabling him to extract the facts behind their infamous acts and identify what motivated them to commit their horrific crimes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Carlo's investigative achievements are remarkable, but what wasn't known to his readers is that, while working on \u003cem\u003eThe Ice Man\u003c\/em\u003e, he learned he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a terminal illness that causes all of the muscles in the body to atrophy over time. Suddenly, after years of penetrating the minds of killers, Carlo found himself being pursued by the grim reaper. But rather than lying down and succumbing to the disease, Carlo continued to work, and his books are still being published, to both critical and commercial acclaim.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eThe Killer Within\u003c\/em\u003e, Carlo documents his difficult experiences with ALS and explains how he has managed to continue to write prodigiously in the face of adversity. \u003cem\u003eThe Killer Within\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping, suspenseful page turner that pulls the reader into the netherworld of Mafia bosses, Mafia hit men and serial killers, as well as the hard realities of dealing with a fatal disease.","brand":"The Overlook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126247178480,"sku":"9781468300857","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781468300857_p0.jpg?v=1763695064","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781468300857","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}