THE MISSING YEARS FROM THE GREATEST CRIME SAGA OF ALL TIME
Thirty-five years ago, Mario Puzo's great American tale, "The
Godfather," was published, and popular culture was indelibly
changed. Now, in "The Godfather Returns," acclaimed novelist Mark
Winegardner continues the story-the years not covered in Puzo's
bestselling book or in Francis Ford Coppola's classic films.
It is 1955. Michael Corleone has won a bloody victory in the war
among New York's crime families. Now he wants to consolidate his
power, save his marriage, and take his family into legitimate
businesses. To do so, he must confront his most dangerous adversary
yet, Nick Geraci, a former boxer who worked his way through law
school as a Corleone street enforcer, and who is every bit as
deadly and cunning as Michael. Their personal cold war will run
from 1955 to 1962, exerting immense influence on the lives of
America's most powerful criminals and their loved ones, including
Tom Hagen, the Corleone Family's lawyer and consigliere, who
embarks on a political career in Nevada while trying to protect his
brother;
Francesca Corleone, daughter of Michael's late brother Sonny, who
is suddenly learning her family's true history and faces a
difficult choice;
Don Louie Russo, head of the Chicago mob, who plays dumb but has
wily ambitions for muscling in on the Corleones' territory;
Peter Clemenza, the stalwart Corleone underboss, who knows more
Family secrets than almost anyone;
Ambassador M. Corbett Shea, a former Prohibition-era bootlegger and
business ally of the Corleones', who wants to get his son elected
to the presidency-and needs some help from his old friends;
Johnny Fontane, the world's greatest saloon singer, who ascends to
new heights as a recording artist, cozying up to Washington's power
elite and maintaining a precarious relationship with notorious
underworld figures;
Kay Adams Corleone, who finally discovers the truth about her
husband, Michael-and must decide what it means for their marriage
and their children and
Fredo Corleone, whose death has never been fully explained until
now, and whose betrayal of the Family was part of a larger and more
sinister chain of events.
Sweeping from New York and Washington to Las Vegas and Cuba, "The
Godfather Returns "is the spellbinding story of America's criminal
underworld at mid-century and its intersection with the political,
legal, and entertainment empires. Mark Winegardner brings an
original voice and vision to Mario Puzo's mythic characters while
creating several equally unforgettable characters of his own. "The
Godfather Returns "stands on its own as a triumph-in a tale about
what we love, yearn for, and sometimes have reason to fear . . .
family.
"From the Hardcover edition."
General
Imprint: |
Random House
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Godfather Returns, 1 |
Release date: |
August 2005 |
First published: |
August 2005 |
Authors: |
Mark Winegardner
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Dimensions: |
174 x 106 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Mass market
|
Pages: |
538 |
Edition: |
Ballantine mass market ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-345-47898-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Sagas
|
LSN: |
0-345-47898-3 |
Barcode: |
9780345478986 |
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