ANTHONY BRUNO

''You ever hear of the seven deadly sins, Mills? Greed, gluttony, wrath, envy, sloth, pride and lust.'' Detective Somerset has only seven more days before he retires to a new, peaceful life in the country. But before he can leave he and his partner Mills have to find a murderer who is killing people in the most horrible ways. This chilling suspense story is based on the hugely-successful Hollywood thriller starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.

Contemporary / American English (Available May 2008) Detective Somerset has seven days before he can retire from work and escape from the city. Detective Mills is starting his first week on the job. This story is about seven days and seven shocking murders. The serial killer has one thing on his mind seven deadly sins.

The inspiration for the major motion picture starring Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, with Ray Liotta and Chris EvansHe was smart, merciless, and deadly. And it took someone just as tough to bring him down. A mob contract killer known as The Iceman for hiding a body in an ice-cream truck freezer, Richard Kuklinski boasted a personal body count of more than a hundred victims. Using guns, knives, poison, ice picks, tire irons, baseball bats, and bombs, the family man from New Jersey killed for fun, for money, to cover up his own crimes, and to satisfy his inner rage. Law enforcement officials knew all about Kuklinski and had a list of his victims, but couldnt get near himuntil undercover agent Dominick Polifrone posed as a mobster and began a deadly game of cat and mouse. In this harrowing true-crime account, Anthony Bruno delves into the mind of a cold-blooded killer, chronicling the Icemans grisly crimes and probing the bizarre dynamics of Agent Polifrones dangerous liaison with him. For as Polifrone carefully built up a case against Kuklinksi, he knew he was running out of timebecause the Iceman was planning to kill him too. Bruno puts his writing talents to white-knuckle use with a tight focus on a killer with no human feelings.Kirkus ReviewsExcellent . . . [re-creates] the tension and stress Polifrone experienced in fulfilling his risky undercover assignment.Publishers Weekly