Summary
An enthralling tale of Mafia conspiracy, violence and betrayal from the legendary author of The Godfather.
Omertà, the Sicilian code of silence, has been the cornerstone of the Mafia’s sense of honour for centuries. Born in the Sicilian hills, omertà carried the Mafia through a hundred years of change, but now at the century’s end it is becoming a relic from a bygone age. Honour may be silent - but money talks.
New York - a mob boss is assassinated. His nephew Astorre…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099533252 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099533251 |
| Author: | Mario Puzo |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
Hugely effective fiction … [Puzo] keeps his pack with readers to unfailingly deliver the goods
Hugely effective fiction … [Puzo] keeps his pack with readers to unfailingly deliver the goods * Literary Review *
Here is all the classic material of Mafia mythology … spins a spell all its own * The Times *
Puzo’s genius was to create a world so thick with personality and acknowledged rules of behaviour, along with its crime and violence, that reading his books becomes a seriously guilty pleasure * New York Post *
About The Author
Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo was born in New York. He is the author of the bestselling novel The Godfather and many other acclaimed novels. Puzo also wrote many screenplays, including those for the three Godfather movies, for which he won two academy awards. He died at his home in Long Island, New York, at the age of seventy-eight.
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