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A sprawling, cinematic saga where the glittering worlds of Hollywood and Las Vegas mask the ruthless, blood-soaked reality of family business. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Last Don.
- glamorous
- dangerous
- shadowy
- tense
- 01
The Family
Mario Puzo · 2001
A sweeping, unapologetic portrait of absolute power and blood loyalty set against the opulent treachery of Renaissance Rome.
- 02
The godfather returns
Mark Winegardner · 2004
A sprawling, shadowy saga of ambition and betrayal where the fight for legitimacy is just as ruthless as the wars fought on the streets.
- 03
The Sicilian
Mario Puzo · 1984
A sun-drenched, blood-soaked opera of honor, betrayal, and the crushing weight of old-world myth.
- 04
Five Families
Selwyn Raab · 2005
An exhaustive, gripping descent into the ruthless mechanics and sprawling history of America's most notorious criminal empire.
- 05
Gangster
Lorenzo Carcaterra · 2001
A sweeping, blood-soaked saga of loyalty and surrogate fatherhood set against the brutal backdrop of the American Mafia.
- 06
The Valachi Papers
Peter Maas · 1968
A gritty, matter-of-fact descent into the bureaucratic brutality of the American underworld.
- 07
Be Cool
Elmore Leonard
A slick, dialogue-heavy joyride through the sleazy, absurd intersection of the mob and the music industry.
- 08
Queenpin
Megan Abbott
A glittering, ruthless dive into the mob's golden era, where ambition and betrayal spin like a roulette wheel.
- 09
The Big Nowhere
James Ellroy
A relentless, jazz-fueled descent into the darkest, most corrupt corners of 1950s Los Angeles where every soul is for sale.
- 10
Get Shorty
Elmore Leonard
A razor-sharp, sun-drenched joyride where the mob meets the movies, fueled by deadpan wit and effortless cool.
- 11
The power of the dog
Don Winslow
A sprawling, blood-soaked epic that drags you into the darkest, most morally compromised corners of a decades-long war.
- 12
American Tabloid
James Ellroy
A blistering, blood-soaked joyride through the dark, corrupt underbelly of 1960s American history.
