
by Mario Puzo
Omertá, the third of the Mafia Trilogy begun with The Godfather and The Last Don . "Omertá", from the Italian word for "code of silence" The story follows the career of a young Mafia prince raised by an honorable man, Don Raymonde Aprile, as a much-beloved nephew. Don Aprile's own children have no awareness of their father's business, but Astorre, our prince, not only knows its nature, he is trained to take over. The world of this novel is a violent one, but according to the code of Omerta, the violence and killing are secondary to lapses of honor. A man of honor lives by strict rules and protocols, where treachery may be the worst of all sins.
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