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Omerta - by Mario Puzo (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • To Don Raymonde Aprile's children he was a loyal family member, their father's adopted "nephew.
  • About the Author: Mario Puzo was born in New York and, following military service in World War II, attended New York's New School for Social Research and Columbia University.
  • 384 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers

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About the Book



Puzo's final novel of Mafia intrigue tells the story of Astorre Viola, the adopted Sicilian "nephew" of the last great American Don. While Don Raymonde Aprile's own children went on to respectable careers, Astorre is carefully trained. And when the Don is murdered, Astorre Viola will claim his destiny.



Book Synopsis



To Don Raymonde Aprile's children he was a loyal family member, their father's adopted "nephew." To the FBI he was a man who would rather ride his horses than do Mob business. No one knew why Aprile, the last great American Don, had adopted Astorre Viola many years before in Sicily; no one suspected how he had carefully trained him . . . and how, while the Don's children claimed respectable careers in America, Astorre Viola waited for his time to come.

Now his time has arrived. The Don is dead, his murder one bloody act in a drama of ambition and deceit--from the deadly compromises made by an FBI agent to the greed of two crooked NYPD detectives and the frightening plans of a South American mob kingpin. In a collision of enemies and lovers, betrayers and loyal soldiers, Astorre Viola will claim his destiny. Because after all these years, this moment is in his blood. . . .



Review Quotes




"[A] deft and passionate last novel by the Balzac of the Mafia."
--Time

"A SPLENDID PIECE OF CRIME FICTION . . . A FITTING CAP TO A TREMENDOUS CAREER . . . Through it all, Puzo keeps the heat on and keeps the reader enthralled with his characters and his story."
--The Denver Post



About the Author



Mario Puzo was born in New York and, following military service in World War II, attended New York's New School for Social Research and Columbia University. His bestselling novel The Godfather was preceded by two critically acclaimed novels, The Dark Arena and The Fortunate Pilgrim. In 1978, he published Fools Die, followed by The Sicilian, The Fourth K, and the second installment in his Mafia trilogy, The Last Don. Mario Puzo also wrote many screenplays, including those for Earthquake, Superman, and all three Godfather movies, for which he received two Academy Awards. He died in July 1999 at his home on Long Island, New York, at the age of seventy-eight, just after completing the manuscript of Omerta.
Dimensions (Overall): 6.93 Inches (H) x 4.21 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Thrillers
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Mario Puzo
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 2001
TCIN: 92891875
UPC: 9780345432407
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-3398
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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