Last Don

''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