Mark Winegardner and Mario Puzo - The Godfather Returns

Thirty-five years ago, Mario Puzo's great American tale, <I>The Godfather</I>, was published, and popular culture was indelibly changed. Now, in <I>The Godfather Returns</I>, acclaimed novelist Mark Winegardner continues the story, the years not covered in Puzo's best-selling book or in Francis Ford Coppola's classic films.<p> 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.<p> Sweeping from New York and Washington to Las Vegas and Cuba, <I>The Godfather Returns</I> is the spellbinding story of Ame

Key Information
Authors		Mark Winegardner
Fiction Genre		True Crime
Narrator		Scott Brick
Professional Reviews
		Allen, Bruce, Kirkus online: "Mario Puzo would have liked this knowing homage to his best-known book. So will many, many readers."
Book Editions
		DigitalRandom House Audio9780739314432