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Written by Mario Puzo - Audio book performed by Joe Mantegna - Abridged Fiction - 4 CASSETTES - 4 hours

Publisher, Random House (July 1996)

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 hit men 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. . . .

About the Author: Mario Puzo was born in 1920 in New York and, following military service in World War II, attended New York's New School for Social Research and Columbia University. His best-known novel, The Godfather (1969) was preceded by two critically acclaimed novels, The Dark Arena (1955) and The Fortunate Pilgrim (1965). In 1978, he published Fools Die, followed by The Sicilian (1984), The Fourth K (1991), and The Last Don (1996). Mario Puzo also wrote many screenplays, including Earthquake, Superman, and all three Godfather movies, for which he received two Academy Awards. He died at his home on Long Island, surrounded by his family, in July 1999.