Mario Puzo

Don Raymondo Aprile, important mafioso new-yorkais, a recueilli Astorre, le fils en bas âge d'un parrain sicilien décédé. Ses trois enfants ont fait de brillantes études mais ont toujours été tenus éloignés de ses activités. À l'inverse, Aprile a initié leur "cousin" Astorre à ses affaires et il l'a même envoyé faire un stage à la source, en Sicile. Retiré du circuit après s'être reconverti dans le secteur bancaire, Aprile est assassiné par des concurrents qui veulent utiliser ses établissements pour blanchir l'argent de la drogue. Le FBI et la police, compromis dans ce crime, ne bougent pas…

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The Godfather is an extraordinary novel which has become a modern day classic. Puzo pulls us inside the violent society of the Mafia and its gang wars. The leader, Vito Corleone, is the Godfather. He is a benevolent despot who stops at nothing to gain and hold power. His command post is a fortress on Long Island from which he presides over a vast underground empire that includes the rackets, gambling, bookmaking, and unions. His influence runs through all levels of American society, from the cop on the beat to the nation's mighty. Mario Puzo, a master storyteller, introduces us to unforgettable characters, and the elements of this world explode to life in this violent and impassioned chronicle.
The Godfather has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide.

The Last Don is Mario Puzo at his finest, thrilling us with his greatest Mafia novel since The Godfather, a masterful saga of the last big American crime family and its powerful reach into Hollywood and Las Vegas.