Author: mariopuzo

“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 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…

The searing #1 New York Times bestseller that captivated the globe and inspired an iconic film: In 1940s New York City, Don Vito Corleone and his family will do whatever it takes to rule the criminal underworld. “Big, turbulent, highly entertaining” (Newsweek).

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Godfather delivers “a classic” (The New York Times Book Review). In early 1900s Hell’s Kitchen, an Italian immigrant fights to make a better life for her family — despite the violent forces that stand in her way. With nearly 850 five-star ratings on Goodreads.