"PUZO IS IN TOP FORM."
; *Time
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 great
American crime family and its powerful reach into Hollywood and Las
Vegas.
"THE MOST ENTERTAINING READ SINCE THE GODFATHER."
; *The New York Times Book Review
The Last Don is Domenico Clericuzio, a wise and ruthless old man who is
determined to see his heirs established in legitimate society but whose
vision is threatened when secrets from the family's past spark a vicious
war between two blood cousins.
"SKILLFULLY CRAFTED . . . IT GIVES US HOLLYWOOD, LAS VEGAS, AND THE MOB
IN ONE SWEET DISH."
; *Los Angeles Times Book Review
The Last Don is a mesmerizing tale that takes us inside the equally
corrupt worlds of the mob, the movie industry, and the casinos; *where
beautiful actresses and ruthless hitmen are ruled by lust and violence,
where sleazy producers and greedy studio heads are drunk on power, where
crooked cops and desperate gamblers play dangerous games of betrayal,
and where one man controls them all. . . .
"Head-long entertainment, bubbling over with corruption, betrayal,
assassinations, Richter-scale romance, and, of course, family values."
; *Time
"Puzo returns after a quarter century to the terrain of his greatest
success, The Godfather, to tell a second masterful tale of Mafia life."
; *Variety
"A compelling tale peopled by memorable characters. . . . Puzo is a
master storyteller with an uncanny facility for details that force the
reader to keep the pages turning."
; *USA Today
