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Omerta
Omerta
Author: Mario Puzo
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 . . . and how...  more »
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PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780345432407
ISBN-10: 0345432401
Publication Date: 5/1/2001
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 46 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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ambrosia6 avatar reviewed Omerta on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This was a pretty neat book. It is supposed to be the original stories that the Brother Grimm's tale came from. Pretty gory if you like that type of thing. It was interesting
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Loved it
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Mario Puzo's last book. An excellent book in the tradition of The Godfather and The Last Don. A must read for anyone who enjoyed those books!
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The story of a Mafia mole begins with the American Don Raymonde Aprile and his adopted "nephew" from Sicily The story combines the FBI and two crooked NYPD detectives who follow clues to a South American Mob kingpin. A surprising story unfolds as you get sucked into the plot immediately! Never a dull moment!
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Classic mafia story read by actor Joe Montegna
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Can't get the system to cooperate but this is an Audio book (CD). It's read by Joe Mantegna and is typical Puzo very reminiscent of the Godfather.

Fun "book" great for long commutes.
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very interesting, grouping of short stories.


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