True-crime writer Philip Carlo has interviewed serial killers like Richard Ramirez and crime-family bosses like Anthony ‘Gaspipe’ Casso. The Killer Within is his personal story, including his own battle with a debilitating terminal illness.
While working on The Ice Man, an exposé on a Mafia contract killer, Philip learnt he had Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (A.L.S.), a terminal muscle-wasting illness. Within this book, he shares his experiences coping with A.L.S. alongside his chilling accounts of forging relationships with infamous criminals.
Philip is unable to pick up a pen or feed himself due to the effects of his illness, but he has written numerous bestsellers with the help of an assistant.