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El Padrino

by Mark Winegardner

The third and final chapter of Mario Puzo’s epic chronicle of the Corleone family describes the mafia’s involvement in the assassination of a young charismatic president. It follows Carlo Tramonti, a subordinate of Michael Corleone, who is publicly humiliated, arrested, and deported to Colombia, only to return determined to settle accounts and set in motion events that will alter American history. Michael Corleone, driven by his brother Fredo’s death, seeks to redefine the family’s legacy.

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