Book Description

Five lives are on a collision course with tragedy that will make history and shock the world, in this final chapter of Mario Puzos celebrated saga of the Corleone family that began with the 1969 bestseller "The Godfather." This novel by the author of "The Godfather Returns" is now available in a Premium Edition.

From Publishers Weekly

In Winegardner's mediocre second sequel to Mario Puzo's classic (after 2004's bestselling The Godfather Returns), La Cosa Nostra gets involved in a plot in the early 1960s to assassinate a JFK-like U.S. president, Jimmy Shea. Instead of building on the fascinating characters Puzo created, such as Michael Corleone, the reluctant successor to his father's Mafia empire, Winegardner dwells on the machinations of Michael's main rival, Nick Geraci. When Geraci mysteriously disappears and eludes capture by the authorities, the reader learns in a jarring nod to Osama bin Laden that "the most powerful nation on earth had deployed skilled intelligence and law enforcement personnel to conduct a gigantic manhunt for a powerful and resourceful leader of a secret criminal society—a tall, imposing, bearded man with a chronic, withering disease—and somehow failed to find the cave where he was hiding." Godfather fans might prefer getting reacquainted with the original novel and the two better of the three films it inspired. (Nov.)

From Booklist

Winegardner continues to breathe new life into Mario Puzo's infamous Corleone family. Following the success of The Godfather Returns (2004), he reunites Puzo's immortal cast of characters in an all-new Cosa Nostra adventure. As world-weary Michael endeavors to remain in control of his tight-knit clan, he wrestles with a complexity of local and international issues and interests. Nick Gerasi, an old nemesis, resurfaces; a fellow don is kidnapped by government agents; the Kennedyesque president of the U.S and his attorney-general brother are attempting to exert their independence from the behind-the-scenes operators who orchestrated their rise to power; and Michael's dead brother, Fredo, keeps reappearing in the guise of a belated conscience. Chock-full of wise guys, babes, bitter rivalries, and dangerous liaisons of all sorts, this irresistible continuation will appeal to fans of the Godfather books and movies as well as contemporary devotees of The Sopranos.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Margaret Flanagan

Book Dimension

length: (cm)18.3 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)10.7