The Last Don
Domenico Clericuzio is a wise and ruthless man who in his old age is determined to create a life free from criminal activities for his grandchildren. But as he strives to establish his heirs in legitimate society, secrets from his family's past spark a vicious and bloody war between cousins.
Domenico Clericuzio is a wise and ruthless man who in his old age is determined to create a life free from criminal activities for his grandchildren. But as he strives to establish his heirs in legitimate society, secrets from his family's past spark a vicious and bloody war between cousins.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099533245 (0099533243)
Publish date: July 2nd 2009
Publisher: Arrow
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Mystery,
Drama,
Contemporary,
Asian Literature,
Thriller,
Crime,
Action,
Suspense,
Indonesian Literature
Series: Mario Puzo's Mafia
Mario Puzo is the absolute master of gangster novels. His ability to create gritty, realistic Mafia families and characters is at a level that is second to none. A departure from the Corleone family, this time the Mafia family are Clericuzios, primarily based in New York but branching out their oper...
A typical Puzo mafia story. The book sells because of its strong chartacters (the Don, Dante, Pippi De Lena, etc.). And my word, what characters they are! Puzo's incredible characterisation is once again at the forefront of his books. He makes his characters come to life in a way unmatched by any ot...
A masterpiece of a page turner crime book. Great!
See my note on it in my blog:http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/01/booknote-last-don.html