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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... read more
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After the stupefying murder of Don Raymonde Aprile, a group of "businessmen" want to get a total control of the Aprile Banks. The Aprile Banks are worldwide and accumulate a large income. The "businessmen" want to get control of the banks to launder large sums of drug money. Astorre Viola... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Astorre: Son of Don Zeno, adopted by Raymonde Aprile after a brief period being fostered by Frank Viola
- Nicole: Nicole Aprile, Daughter of Don Raymonde April. Lawyer with an interest in abolishing the death penalty
- Rosie: Add a description of this character.
- Don Zeno: Astorre's biological father
- Kurt Cilke: FBI agent investigating Mafia actvity.
- Mr. Pryor: Senior figure in the Aprile Banks, trusted advisor and mentor to Astorre
- Marcantonio: Don Aprile's youngest son, middle child - brother of Nicole and Valerius. Works as a TV executive.
- Stace: Franky's twin, Mafia associates.
- Octavius Bianco: One of Don Zeno's trusted friends, advisor to Astorre
- John Heskow: Mafia associate
- Valerius: Oldest Son of Don Aprile. Army colonel and lecturer at West Point Naval Academy.
- Di Benedetto: Senior NYPD detective
- Georgette: Wife of FBI agent Cilke, works with anti-death penalty campaign with Nicole Aprile
- Marriano Rubio: General counsel for Peru. Friendly with Nicole
- Bruno: Brother of Timmona Portella
- Michael Grazziella
- Bill Boxton: FBI agent - part of Agent Cilke's team.
- Fissolini: Uncle of Aldo Monza. A man who owes Astorre loyalty.
- Don Craxxi: Trusted advisor to Astorre
- Tulippa: South American, drug dealer and political advocate of legalising the drug trade.
- Sestak: FBI tactical commander
- Aspinella: Senior detective on Di Bennetto's staff.
- Timmona Portella: Fed information to FBI, who in exchange allowed him to carry on drug trading.
- Franky: Stace's twin. Mafia associate.
- Caterina: Don Aprile's housekeeper and mistress in Sicily
- Harrison
- Vanessa: Agent Cilke's daughter
- Aldo Monza: Astorre's Qualified man. Trained as a vet.
- Don Aprile: Trusted Advisor to Don Zeno. Was chosen by Zeno to take care of Astorre when he died.
- Leslie
- Rudolfo
- Paul
- Don Raymonde
- Corleonesi
- Zeke
- Helene: Nicole's bodyguard/assistant
- Inzio
First Sentence edit
WHEN THE STURZO twins, Franky and Stace, pulled into Heskow's driveway, they saw four very tall teenagers playing basketball on the small house court.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mario Puzo (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0-375-50254-8
Page Count: 316
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0-375-50254-8
Page Count: 316
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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